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Sony Ericsson deal to see software firm product line available to smartphone studios

EA Canada believes a sequel to EA Sports MMA could become the industry’s best fighting game. Fight Night Champion producer Mike Mahar also believes the original didn’t perform as well as it deserved to. I hope [we’ll see a sequel] – I really think that the sport is still blossoming, …

A wealth of Gamertags that were previously taken are now available to Xbox 360 owners. Microsoft is currently sifting through the dead or unused accounts on its servers to free up any Xbox Live identities that were tied to them, according to Major Nelson. The Xbox icon warned: This process …

A brand new trailer has been released for EA’s upcoming Battlefield 3 and gamers are already asking if DICE’s war sim will be the most realistic shooter ever released. The video of the PC version of the game, which can be seen below, is certainly a step above anything seen …

CEO of casual gaming giant launches attack on Sony's new handheld

HeroEngine bundled with games dev services in Idea System package

Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment Australia has appealed against the decision to ban Mortal Kombat from sale in the country. Last week the Australian Classification Review Board labelled the upcoming Xbox 360 and PS3 fighter too violent to receive an MA 15+ age rating. Australia currently doesn’t have an 18 certificate …

The surprise injunction won by LG against PS3 platform holder Sony earlier this week may have disrupted the company’s European console shipments, but Sony could yet find an easy way of shipping the hardware into the Continent. The Guardian reports that European patent laws are enforced on a country-by-country basis. …

Sony’s upcoming PSP successor the Next Generation Portable will be unable to compete with Apple’s iPhone and its digital distribution portal the App Store, a leading casual games exec has warned. His thoughts echo those muttered by analyst Michael Pachter last year. I think they are hurt; I think they’re …

The head of EA Partners David DeMartini has stepped down, it has been confirmed. His replacement is already in place – EA Games’ senior VP and COO Brian Neider. DeMartini will adopt an unspecified new commercial role within the publisher. The EA Partners division is responsible for teaming EA with …