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After such a long wait for it to arrive at retail, Rockstar is packing crime title LA Noire with an incredible amount of content. So much so that, according to Kotaku, the game has had to be spread across three discs on Xbox 360. It will be a single Blu-ray …

The PSP continues to boss the Japanese hardware market according to the latest numbers from Media Create. Last week PSP sold 77k units, almost three times as many as 3DS’ 28k unit sales. Last week PSPs sales stood at around two times as many as DS – 49k compared to …

The Raspberry Pi micro-computer could launch 'within twelve months'

The total amount of money EA has so far ploughed into BioWare’s still delayed Star Wars: The Old Republic could be near to $100m, according to estimates from a leading US analyst. As part of EA’s deal with rights holder LucasArts, as well as paying a loyalty EA has to …

As the industry continues to come to terms with the wider implications of the PSN breach, Nintendo has contacted Club Nintendo members about the introduction of a new privacy policy. As part of it, the company asks permission to gather information from users. Users who don’t check or agree to …

Game designer Matt Plotecher on gaming's struggle between fact and fiction

While remaining tight lipped about a specific return date for PSN, Sony has indicated that it has entered the final stages of testing its rebuilt console service. "Today our global network and security teams at Sony Network Entertainment and Sony Computer Entertainment began the final stages of internal testing of …

Japanese publisher Capcom has posted its best ever annual net sales report for the year ending March 31st 2011. Net income for the period jumped 257.6 per cent year-on-year to YEN 7,750m. Operating income jumped 155.8 per cent to YEN 14,295m and ordinary income increased 132.6 per cent to YEN …

EA will be bringing Battlefield 3 and FIFA 12 to this year’s Eurogamer Expo. The eagerly awaited DICE-developed FPS will headline the publisher’s presence, with consumers able to try out the game for themselves. Also playable will be FIFA 12, the latest entry in the best-selling football series, as well …

'I wish we could have gotten the answers we needed faster'