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While the internet is buzzing with mutterings about Wii 2 and Xbox 720, David Reeves is hoping the future of the console market will be much simpler. In an interview with MCV, the European COO for Capcom said he’d rather have a single games platform to work with – although …

IGN Entertainment has announced a partnership with MediaXP to publish IGN Germany. The European games media group will take control of the day-to-day running for the site, mixing bespoke German-language editorial and video content with localised pieces from the IGN teams in the US, UK and Australia. MediaXP will also …

Studio emptying staff with unknown parties accused of owing 'substantial' revenues

'It is fun and creative, just in a different way,' says Vicious Cycle boss

Barely a day passes by without at least one factually inaccurate or absurd story about video games appearing in the mainstream press. It happens all the time. And consumer site CVG has had enough. Today the site launches what it is calling the W.R.O.N.G. campaign – that is Witless and …

Google claims to have amassed one billion new downloads in three months

Mammoth US retailer Best Buy is to introduce dedicated teams and sales desks to its video game departments in store, according to a leaked presentation document.Gamasutra reports that senior VP Chris Homeister has told employees that the company plans a "gaming transformation as part of a drive toward number one …

Rockstar North special as the GTA studio begins hiring spree

Lack of support and money issues caused shutdown, organiser claims

Nintendo has entrusted the Ocarina of time project to an obscure external developer, new data suggests. One of the Japanese entertainment empire’s most trusted franchises, the Legend of Zelda, is undergoing a face-lift for its debut on the new 3DS handheld. But, according to data found by games site Siliconera, …