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Microsoft has revealed that experienced company man Scott Henson has become the new studio manager of owned UK developer Rare. Henson takes charge immediately and expects to complete a move with his family to Birmingham in the next few weeks. Over his 16 years with Microsoft he has played a …

New boss Scott Henson wants Rare to lead the charge when it comes to Kinect innovation

Established Microsoft exec to bring Kinect to centre stage

It’s real! It’s fake! Actually, no comment. It’s been a rollercoaster ride for Sony today but at the end of it there’s one conclusion that seems certain – the PlayStation Phone pictured on the internet this morning is anything but a fake Photoshop job. Engadget has published a second story …

Kids entertainment specialist Cartoon Network has struck a deal with Crave Games to produce a brand new action game for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and 3DS. Currently in development at Papaya Studios, the title will include many of the channel’s key brands such as Ben 10, The PowerPuff Girls, Dexter’s …

Finnish developer Angry Birds has revealed that Angry Birds Halloween, the latest version of its popular mobile game, has sold 1m copies on the Apple App Store after just six days on the market. The download features 45 new levels and is compatible with the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. …

FIFA 11 was on sale for jsut 48 hours of September yet still managed to be the biggest selling video game of the month in the UK. 738,839 copies of the football title were shifted over the two days, generating over 26 million, making it FIFA’s most successful opening weekend …

Prime Minister asked again to explain the Tories' u-turn

SOFTWARE MARKET SHARE BY COMPANY – Units(last month in brackets) 1. (1) EA – 25.0%2. (9) Microsoft – 13.7%3. (2) Ubisoft – 8.3%4. (3) Nintendo – 7.4%5. (15) Codemasters – 6.9%6. (4) Take-Two – 5.7%7. (5) Activsion – 4.1%8. (17) Capcom – 3.9%9. (11) Sony – 3.1%10. (8) Square Enix – …

Ed fries, the man central to Microsoft’s record-breaking $375 million acquisition of Rare, revealed to Develop that Bobby Kotick’s Activision made an princely offer for the GoldenEye studio – one that Rare was eager to sign. There was a bit of a bidding war between us [Microsoft] and Activision – …