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Square Enix has drastically revised its predicted losses for the fiscal year ending March 31st. Describing the change as ‘extraordinary’, the company has increased its forecasted loss from YEN 1bn to YEN 12bn (around 90m). Sales and income are expected to come in slighty below expectations, too. The change was …

Having already suffered one delay, Nintendo has confirmed another change of plans for its 3DS digital downloads portal. Back in January the platform holder had indicated that the store would be ready to launch alongside the handheld in March. This was later changed, with a May arrival pencilled in, thanks …

Develop examines the future of Valve's flagship tech, and discovers more about the studioâ??s unique socialist culture.

UK's biggest studio beats the industry's finest to claim quiz glory

EA doesn’t want Activision grabbing headlines with Call of Duty any longer – it is trying to release Battlefield 3 as close to ‘Modern Warfare 3′ as possible, retailers have told MCV. That could mean a day-and-date clash, although a release in the days before a new CoD is more likely. …

The development of Dark Souls has been hit by the temporary closure of PSN. Producer Kei Horono admitted the game’s development has slowed somewhat, but insisted it will still meet its deadline. The title is due in early October. "It has impacted us and held the team back a bit," …

It has been right at the centre of the controversy surrounding the PSN outage, but now Anonymous has itself become the victim of cyber warfare. The Financial Times reports that AnonOps.net (which is currently inaccessible) has been defaced with obscenities. In addition, the names and details of some 500 Anonymous …

With a reveal potentially just days away, two logos have appeared online that appear to offer the first official taste of what the franchise has to come. Both can be seen below. The first is self explanatory. The second, however, is a lot more interesting. Call of Duty: Elite could …

Developer wellbeing remained a priority throughout the project, says Valve dev

Microsoft has confirmed that Sega Rally Online Arcade will be released on Xbox Live Arcade on May 18th. It will cost 800 MSP (6.85). The game, which was announced earlier this year, is a blend of the 2007 console release and the arcade cabinet version of the same name. It …