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One of Sony’s key Q4 releases for PS3 has seen its release date slip until the New Year. Developer Media Molecule says that the decision has been made to allow it extra time to ensure its vision of the game, which allows users to create their own titles using its …

The blockbuster arrival of the latest Halo put the UK games market back on track. The 360 exclusive helped retailers make over 28m in sales. It was the best week for games retail all year, and a far cry from the week prior, when the UK market value plummeted to …

Mindscape and Universal Music have announced that Dance Paradise will go on sale as Kinect launches on November 10th. The new game will go up against rival Kinect motion-sensing dance titles at launch including Microsoft’s Dance Central and Konami’s Dance Evolution. Dance Paradise includes 40 hip hop, pop and dance …

Specialists may have driven the Halo: Reach launch excitement, but new research shows they are still losing ground to supermarkets. According to GfK Chart-Track, mass market grocers sold 29 per cent of all video games purchased during the first 34 weeks of the year. That’s an eight per cent rise …

Evolution Studios director Mick Hocking presenting Sonyâ??s 3D vision on the big screen

It might take a year or two to accomplish, but EA is intent on knocking Call of Duty from its perch. EA Europe SVP Jens Uwe Intat has told MCV that the firm wants the resurgent Medal of Honor to outgun Activision’s powerhouse series. The first Medal of Honor in three …

The technical specifications of Nintendo’s upcoming 3DS handheld have apparently been leaked. According to an IGN report, Nintendo’s upcoming handheld boasts; * Two 266MHz ARM11 CPUs* PICA-200 graphics chip running at 133MHz GPU* 4MBs of dedicated VRAM* 64MBs of RAM* 1.5GB flash storage If the data is accurate, then it …

UK newspaper The Dail Mail has published an extensive story asking if addiction to video games can be likened to an addiction to heroin. Beginning with menacing introduction despite the restricted view through the letter box, it was clear that something was terribly wrong on the other side of the …

Having kicked off its ‘participation’ in the pre-owned market via the inclusion of exclusive DLC for new buyers of Mafia II, publisher Take-Two has said that it will continue to explore ways in which it can generate revenue from second hand sales. Speaking at the G7 Think Equity conference, as …

Strategic partnership will see publishing giant use Unity engine across multiple franchises and formats