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Another Vancouver studio partnering with Capcom, report claims

Megaman creator ends his Capcom career with a warning; says he left to save the firm

Schwarzenegger vs. Entertainment Merchants Association to decide sector content control in the States

The fate of legislation and control of video games sales in the US will be decided from today

The new Medal of Honor game didn’t meet the high standards expected of it, EA has claimed. As a title that marked a reboot for EA’s successful shooter franchise, it went straight to the top of the games charts following its release on October 15th. In the weeks since then …

Microsoft’s European VP of Interactive Entertainment Chris Lewis that his company will definitely” sell more Xbox 360 consoles in 2010 than it did in 2009 thanks to the uplift it anticipates the launch of Kinect will bring to the format. We will definitely sell more units in this fiscal year …

Microsoft has defended its decision to increase the cost of its online gaming service Xbox Live Gold. The firm justified the price hike with mention of exclusive games such as Gears of War and Halo, and the fact that certain DLC packs arrive on Xbox 360 before rival consoles. It …

Gaming has become a major part of Alworths’ plans, as the firm eyes 150 new stores over the next three years. Alworths was founded last year and at the time the retailer had no intentions of going big on entertainment. But that changed during the 2010, with music, DVD and …