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Boxing star David Haye will feature in the next episode of EA’s online video games magazine PWNED_, which will hit the internet this Friday December 17th. PWNED_ is EA’s new monthly video magazine that offers exclusive news and insight into the publisher’s upcoming triple-A titles. The London-born WBA World Heavyweight …

With updates and upgrades already rolling out for Sony’s Gran Turismo 5, developer Polyphony Digital has said that it plans to upgrade a number of the title’s in-game cars. In total GT5 includes a little over 1,000 cars. However, only 200 or so of these are ‘Premium’ cars. These boast …

It looks as if publisher Sega and developer Platinum Games have successfully agreed terms on a deal to extend the partnership between the two. In October the release of manic Xbox 360 and PS3 shooter Vanquish marked the official end of the four game deal both companies had previously signed. …

The struggling music genre just needs one big hit to get it out of the doldrums, says EA’s worldwide music executive Steve Schnur. And he hinted to MCV that EA has a few titles on the way that could be just the answer. His comments came in response to questions …

The three Square Enix CEOs reveal their strategy to build the first truly global game developer

OnLive has been granted the ‘cloud gaming’ patent its CEO had filed eight years ago. Steve Perlman applied for the patent protection back in 2002. Today he declined to comment on whether he would, or could, sue rival firms that use similar technology. The patent will likely intensify the enmity …

A group of students at Sheffield Hallam University have formed their very own on-campus development team, a news report claims. The outfit, which in a Eurogamer article appeared to be without a name, is currently reviving the moth-eaten game franchise Zool. The students will provide a range of directions to …

Impact on Gaikai and other systems remains unclear

Owners of Kinect Sports and Kinect Joy Ride have been granted free access to new DLC packs. The Kinect Sports Party Pack – available today – adds six mini-games including King of the Ring Boxing, SuperStriker Football and Fruit Splatter Volleyball. The free DLC also includes 15 party play events, …

Charles Cecil, Sean Millard and Ian Stewart to aid students