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Having hit the headlines earlier this month thanks to an ambitious launch that involved selling key titles such as Halo reach for heavily discounted prices, online retailer GameTail has been forced to refund orders and cancel its full launch until 2011. Citing a dispute with PayPal, GameTail has already refunded …

CEO says its tech allows games to differentiate in the treacherous MMO market

How Trion's CEO is spending $100m to build an online giant

A number of third party devices have been rendered redundant following the release of Sony’s latest PS3 firmware update that, amongst other things, introduces some new security measures to combat the recent spate of PS3 piracy devices. Specifically, it looks a number of accessories that connect to console via its …

Microsoft and Sky have confirmed that Sky Player offer an interesting array of compatibility features with the motion camera Kinect come its launch on November 10th. The service, which allows users to watch a range of Sky programming on their Xbox 360, will be fully controllable using both gesture and …

Publisher Codemasters wants to release a new title in its newly arrived F1 series every year – though it will have to secure the necessary rights first. Its first ever F1 release arrived at retail last Friday and already the company has said that it wants to emulate the likes …

North American food retailer Taco Bell has launched a new partnership with EA that will see MySims promoted in its large chain of restaurants. But the most interesting part of the partnership is that it will offer customers the chance to nab the full version of the PC game for …

Crackdown designer Billy Thomson says simple, playful ideas can attach players for years

Having worked wonders in bringing video games to a whole new audience with the Wii, EA hopes that Sony can carry on where Nintendo left off and take the Wii audience deeper into the games market. When asked by MCV if PlayStation Move can convert the Wii’s audience, EA’s European …

AUDIO SPECIAL: In an age of media convergence, juggling multiple projects and businesses is key. Nimrod offers its insight