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Details of the launch plans of Microsoft’s new Windows Phone 7 have been revealed by the Wall Street Journal. The launch is said to be "centered" in New York with events in other cities simultaneously according to people "familiar with the launch plans" cited by the WSJ. The launch event …

The Taliban will no longer features in EA’s upcoming console and PC shooter Medal of Honor. The game had received lots of media attention thanks to its inclusion of the Taliban as a playable faction in its multiplayer mode. It had seemed that EA had successfully rode the choppy waters …

Developer Epic has confirmed that Xbox 360 shooter Gears of War 3 has been delayed. Way back in April of this year the publisher cemented what seemed to be a firm April 2011 release for the game. However, this has now been changed to simply ‘fall 2011′ Gears of War …

Sonyâ??s Vinod Tandon explains the best ways to achieve bandwidth optimisation

South American operations to wind down after performance disappointments

Lots of outlets have reported about Microsoft’s upcoming Fable III: Kingmaker mobile phone app – but few have spotted the footnote confirming its release for Android and iPhone. The app is described as an innovative geo-location mobile gaming experience” that essentially sounds much like a Four Square-like title for Fable …

Sega Sammy expects to generate net income of 37.500 million (285 million) in the current financial year. The company adjusted its forecasts for the year ending March 31, 2011, raising it from its previous target of 22,000 million (167 million). Sega attributed this to significant improvements in its arcade business …

Eidos life president Ian Livingstone has made an appeal for developers to contribute towards an ambitious talent survey that hopes to show the UK Government the value of the national games industry as an employer. The survey has been conceived to help to inform an independent review into how to …

Nintendo president Saturo Iwata has stated that the 3DS will automatically download firmware updates – a method that the exec hopes will help combat Nintendo’s handheld piracy problems. Andriasang reports that the functionality will be included as part of the SpotPass feature set, which allows 3DS machines to autonomously connect …

Are you free on the evening of Monday, October 11th? Would you like to go, with a friend, or possibly a hot date, to the premiere of Despicable Me at the Leicester Square Empire, where you might, just might, rub shoulders with Steve Carell (the voice of Gru) plus a …