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2010 marks the fifth year of Take-Two’s label 2K Games.The division was set up in 2005 and has produced smash hits such as BioShock, Carnival Games, Borderlands and the NBA 2K and NHL 2K series. Speaking to MCV, 2K boss Christoph Hartmann explained how far the company has come and …

We talk with the development legend about his upcoming trip to Brighton

Microsoft has confirmed that a Kinect-based Star Wars title is in development. The game, of which the licence is owned by LucasArts, was unveiled today at Microsoft’s Pre-E3 World Premier event in Los Angeles and took by far the biggest cheer. Details of the Star Wars title are thin on …

Microsoft has confirmed that Kinect will launch at retail this year in November. The controllerless input device – previously known as Natal – was given its final moniker at a dazzling pre-E3 event. No price or further SKU details were announced. Those details are reserved for tomorrow, where Microsoft will …

A flurry of web reports and leaks tonight have confirmed that Microsoft has renamed Natal to Kinect – and that it will unveil a redesigned 360 at E3 this week. Earlier this evening an Italian ad on a consumer games site outed the new look 360 (pictured) and claimed the …

And the news just keeps tumbling out about Microsoft’s Kinect. While as we post this Microsoft execs and half the industry is milling into the LA Galen Center to see the format-holder’s Cirque du Soleil spectacular unveiling the device, details about the device keep leaking out. The latest report claims …

Microsoft is developing Kinect games that make use of Star Wars and Disney characters, according to the USA Today. As part of the paper’s story detailing the name and games for the new Microsoft game controller – hours before the official unveiling – the report also outs key support from …

Microsoft’s new game controller Kinect could steal the show at E3 this week – and the firm couldn’t have done it without Nintendo. Microsoft’s device uses 3D cameras to remove the need for physical controllers. The name, previously Project Natal, was unveiled this evening by leaked online ads and reports …

Microsoft’s Project Natal seems to be definitely called Kinect. That’s according to a new report in USA Today’s Game Hunters column – the latest edition of which has moments ago gone live, confirming the leaked out name for the device plus a raft of games. Kinect as it is now …

Games starring 'favourite' characters heading to Microsoft motion-sensor