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A sequel to The Witcher – scheduled for release next year – has been announced by Namco Bandai following the success of the PC original. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is being produced by Polish developer CD Projekt RED which worked on the first title. It will be published …

After a weekend leak saw many of the details hit the web way ahead of the June embargo, Sony has officially lifted the lid on Killzone 3 – it’s fully stereoscopic 3D PS3 shooter. The official release confirms the details revealed by Game Informer, including the use of new hand-to-hand …

A source close to Sony has confirmed to MCV that the reason behind the more recent of Gran Turismo 5’s delays is the implementation of both 3D and Move compatibility. The news helps to explain the somewhat bewildering claim made by the game’s chief designer Kazunori Yamauchi earlier this month …

Another $10 million pumped into the innovative cloud gaming service

Piracy’s been the biggest problem, no question about it – it has become a very difficult proposition to be profitable, given the piracy right now.” That’s the frank admission of SCEA’s senior VP of publisher relations Rob Dyer about the current state of the PSP market. But the exec also …

Sources reveal to MCV that the game's recent delay is to allow implementation of new tech

A US bankruptcy court has given the final go ahead to the liquidation of cult games publisher Midway. The deal paves the way for the partial reimbursement of creditors and the sale of a number of key assets, including two development studios and the Mortal Kombat franchise, to rival publisher …

Execs from within four game-related RDAs discuss the planned £270m spending cuts

Tough times put big names in firing line: Codeworks, Game Republic, EM Media, SEEDA, Game Horizon, State of Independence

In what will be welcome news for some but a perceived blow to civil rights to others, the serving culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has told paidContent that his government has no intention of repealing the Digital Economy Bill. The news will be all the more disappointing for the many groups …