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At its CES 2011 keynote last night, platform holder Microsoft revealed that in its first 60 days on the market Xbox 360 motion camera Kinect has sold a very impressive 8m units worldwide. The device sold 1m units in its first ten days on sale and then went on to …

The Epic Mickey Man gets the rapid-fire question treatment

Harmonix’s acclaimed Kinect title Dance Central is sponsoring Sky 1’s Got To Dance. Microsoft signed an exclusive deal with the broadcaster that will see the game not only endorse the show, but also star in it. Studio audiences will be able to try out the game for themselves, strutting their …

Retailer launches Android dev portal; plans to control app prices

Publishing giant continues plot to maximise digital revenues

Game showcase hoped will enlighten politicians

After news of a serious security lapse on PS3 emerged earlier today, sources are now claiming that the PSPgo is the latest Sony device to succumb to hackers. VG247 reports that hackers have successfully installed homebrew ISO loading software onto the machine from which games copied from UMD can be …

AI specialists kick-start year with new hire

And Apple could take in as much as $600m

Behaviour and Playdead Games heading to the funding-focused event