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Why are we asking this now?It’s been a great year for new games franchises. In fact, last month was one of the most promising with the release of both Enslaved and Vanquish. But both failed to set the chart on fire – Enslaved flashed into the top 10 for one …

Owners of either Rock Band or Rock Band 2 will not be able to download any future releases on the title’s in-game app store. Effective as of October 26th 2010, all DLC releases will work exclusively with Rock Band 3 only. Owners of the new game will be able to …

Speaking at the launch gathering for Xbox 360 Kinect in London last night, the device’s creative director Kudo Tsunoda has confirmed that players should be able to get their hands on the still mysterious Kinect Star Wars game this time next year. We have a Kinect Star Wars game coming …

3MRT-developed apps cover 12 English and Scottish curriculum subjects

We checked up on the owners of Habbo Hotel to see why their clients continue to return

Internet service provider’s BT and TalkTalk have this afternoon been told by the High Court that they have won the right to a full and official judicial review of the controversial Digital Economy Act. The pair vowed in July to challenge the legislation, which requires that those found guilty of …

The big hardware launch of the moment may be Microsoft’s Kinect – but plans are moving quickly for Nintendo’s 3DS. Speaking during a recently investors Q&A, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata shrugged off a suggestion that initial shipment figures of 4m hardware and 15m software units were too high. He said …

It seems that the possibility remains that BBC’s live TV and catch-up service iPlayer could yet make the move to Xbox Live. Speaking to Eurogamer, UK Xbox boss Stephen McGill stated: There are conversations going on.” McGill went on to reiterate the points raised by European boss Neil Thompson in …

No option left for the British firm as publisher walks out on deal

Organisation boss wants to reaffirm its global credence