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The Networked Product and Services Division of Sony, which houses amongst many things its PlayStation operations, has reported an operating profit of 6.9bn ($86m) in its fiscal Q2 – a drastic improvement on the 59bn ($730m) loss it incurred in the same period in 2009. Sales at the unit grew …

The days of Xbox 360 being a red smudge on the otherwise robust financials of Microsoft are nothing but a distant memory now as once again the company’s Xbox 360 operations have reported strong numbers in the quarter ending September 30th 2010. Revenues at Microsoft’s console business climbed 33 per …

Reckless Racing studio details its use of the LocDirect system

Contact Sales expects its business to grow by 25 per cent this year, courtesy of the PC software market. The UK company owns the Excalibur Publishing and First Class Simulations labels and has released a wide range of PC titles over the course of the year. Contact Sales MD Robert …

Digital distributor TripleACodes has inked a new deal with MMO developer Funcom. The company is now an official distributor for Age of Conan products across Europe, such as game clients and subscription codes. It will also distribute Funcom’s first expansion pack for the MMO, Rise of the Godslayer, which was …

Offering unprecedented insight, former Xbox boss Ed Fries pulls the curtain back on how Microsoft joined the console race

Ed Fries reveals the tumultuous 24 months that led to the launch of Microsoft's console

One of the leading lights of the 3D entertainment movement has said that the current problems dogging the 3D TV market – i.e. the need to wear glasses – mean that the technology can’t hope to make a mainstream breakthrough for another decade. Well, we see the world in 3D,” …

Multiplayer focus as the hugely popular indie game's creator ponders the reason for his creation's success

The upcoming Google TV platform is poised to welcome dedicated games functionality – a move that could enable the platform to squarely rival dedicated consoles such as Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii. Google TV is a software platform that will come included in the innards of some new TVs or …