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THQ’s UFC series has nothing to fear from EA Sports new MMA brawler, insists VP of core games Danny Bilson. UFC was a surprise smash hit last year for THQ, and its follow-up – UFC 2010 – has already debuted strongly in the UK and US. UFC made our year …

Development legend returning to the series he created with micro-team

â??Project Dustâ?? set for spring 2011 download-only release

In a rare interview arcade developer Cave reveals why it turned its attention to the iPhoneâ?¦

Kinect Sports, Your Shape, Mel B’s Get Fit, Dance Central, EA Sports Active… and now The Biggest Loser. THQ has unveiled the sixth 360/Kinect active movement and fitness game of the day, a version of its Biggest Loser games for the new device. The game is a spin-off of the …

EA has dated Epic’s new action shooter IP Bulletstorm for a release in February 2011. At its press briefing at E3 today the publisher said the game will ship on February 22nd 2011 – it’s not yet clear if the timing is a US only date or a global one. …

The lid has finally been lifted on UK studio Criterion’s take on the long-running Need For Speed franchise – and publisher EA has already dated the release for mid-November. The game will be available on November 16th in North America and on November 18th and 19th across Europe. Developed for …

At its press briefing during E3 today EA’s Visceral Games has revealed the highly anticipated release date for Dead Space 2. The action horror game will be available on January 25th in North America and January 28th in Europe. The sequel to the 2008 horror game for PC and 360/PS3 …

EA has confirmed that a Kinect version of its EA Sports Active 2 game is in development at its Vancouver studio. The game will be available in North America on November 16th , just days after launch of the Kinect camera, along with the previously announced PlayStation 3, Wii, iPhone …

THQ has confirmed that it has signed a new deal with the studio formed by Tomonobu Itagaki’s Valhalla Game Studios. The new outfit has been formed by the former Tecmo Koei designer, creator of Ninja Gaiden and Dead of Alive, who departed the Japanese firm last year. Valhalla’s deal with …