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The team behind Bravo TV show GameFace plan to launch their new UK channel dedicated entirely to games reviews this November. Confirmed today at the Edinburgh Interactive festival, Ginx will run on satellite and cable TV and will be aimed at mass-market consumers. Ginx told MCV a year ago that …

3D has become crucial to Sony’s global plans, and the firm has offered to help the games industry keep pace. SCE CEO Kaz Hirai says PlayStation plays a vital role in the 3D masterplan, which involves almost every part of Sony’s business. In February, the company set up a 3D …

SCE CEO Kaz Hirai has ruled out future digital-only PlayStation consoles – despite being the first platform holder to launch one with PSPgo. We do business in parts of the world where network infrastructure isn’t as robust as one would hope,” he said. There’s always going to be requirement for …

'A business of our size and scope always needs a physical medium," says SCE CEO

Do you have five men with two legs who can kick a ball and fancy their chances on the pitch?

Writer's Guild of Great Britain hopes to answer that question with Develop-judged prize - nominations close this week

The man standing at the top of Sony’s games business believes PS3 has shrugged off its stuttering start and is on course to become the firm’s most successful console to date. Speaking in an interview with MCV, SCE CEO Kazuo Hirai says the aim is still for PS3 to outsell …

How Substance Redux can crumple texture sizes

Having only joined the firm in April, Google’s games boss Mark DeLoura has left the company. It was not the perfect fit for me,” DeLoura said on his blog, on which he gives no reason for his departure. I’m looking forward to my next adventure. The web feels like it …

Casual gaming giants clash over Mafia Wars trademark