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Violent video games are almost completely harmless to young people with any negative effects likely to only impact those with pre-existing mental instability. That was one of the findings from a new research report, published in the Review of General Psychology from the American Psychological Association. "Violent video games are …

In a quite stark bit of pre-E3 willy-waving, Microsoft’s product director Aaron Greenberg has pointed out that total sales of Halo 3 aren’t simply better than those of Sony’s leading games – it beats the lot of them combined. Speaking via Twitter, Greenberg stated: Just in from research team (NPD): …

In a typically flamboyant press release, Valve has confirmed that Portal 2 will no longer be released later this year and is now targeting a 2011 arrival. The developer and publisher also confirmed that its much-discussed E3 surprise is about Portal 2 and not, as many had hoped, about a …

Mafia II, X-Com, Spec-Ops and a brand new Nickelodeon game headline 2K’s E3 line-up. The new Nick game is entitled Nickelodeon Fit, a fitness game for Children featuring cartoon stars Dora, Diego, Kai-lan and The Backyardigans. 2K can be found in South Hall at Booth 2823, and will also be …

Studio seeks improvements to the title by pushing it back to 2011

The flood of bad games – and the damaging effects of piracy – have ruined the software market on Wii and DS according to Namco Bandai’s VP of sales, marketing and publishing Olivier Comte. It’s a tough market,” he told MCV in an exclusive interview. We had a lot of …

Publisher LucasArts has revealed the first details of the Collector’s Edition release of the upcoming Star Wars: the Force Unleashed II. Included in the SKU will be a Mimobot designer 2GB USB flash drive on which users will find a Force Unleashed II digital art book, a transcript of the …

More than 100 million gameplay sessions have been racked up through the Ben 10: Alien Force Game Creator across Europe. Turner Broadcasting also announced that over 300,000 games have been created since the online tool launched on Cartoon Network in the UK back in September 2009. It has also been …

Having already demonstrated its digital ambitions by releasing PSPgo, the world’s first ever digital-only console, could Sony be about to embark on another digital first in the console market? Colin Sebastian of analysts Lazard Capital Market thinks that PSN will play a large part in Sony’s presentation, including a possible …

Associate producer of Spider-Man Shattered Dimensions discusses tech challenges