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'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

Former SCEA exec leaves search giant just four month after joining company

Schell Games CEO set to talk at annual industry gathering

The arrival of Kinect and Move this year does not mark the end of the traditional console hardware cycle, according to Ubisoft’s European MD Alain Corre. Microsoft has previously stated that the arrival of Kinect is effectively a relaunch” of the Xbox 360. Indeed, its arrival on the market comes …