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Word from a Microsoft press release quietly slipped out on Yahoo is that Xbox 360 FPS Halo: Reach is set for a worldwide release on September 14th. The only region to miss out on that date is Japan, which will see the game arrive at retail a day later. Microsoft …

Edinburgh Interactive has announced that Nintendo UK will once again be a major partner at the Edinburgh Interactive Festival. The event is due to take place on Wednesday, August 25th and Thursday, August 26th, and will feature conferences, screenings and game demonstrations from a range of publishers. Nintendo will be …

Thereâ??s disruptive pay models and then thereâ??s divisive ones. The APB studio explores the difference

Lead designer at Realtime Worlds EJ Moreland has told Develop it is clear that Realtime Worlds wants a console version of APB”, but said the Dundee studio would want to revise the game to better suit the experience for PS3 and Xbox 360 owners. APB was initially set to be …

Irrational Games reveals to the world what was once handed to publishers

Having hit US retail yesterday and well on track for its UK debut on July 11th, Nintendo’s Wii platform title Super Mario Galaxy 2 is on target to possibly become the best reviewed game ever. At the moment that game currently boasts a 98 per cent rating on reviews aggregation …

On the face of it the claim seems a little unlikely, but a South African retailer named BT Games has stated in its latest retail catalogue that Sony’s PlayStation Move controller will be launched in July. As spotted by LazyGamer, the catalogue boldly proclaims: Watch out for the PlayStation Move. …

With an E3 reveal now all but assured, the first reportedly concrete details of Sony’s upcoming PS3 only FPS Killzone 3 have hit the web courtesy of early copies of US magazine Gamepro. In March Sony for the first time spoke openly about the game, though made no commitment regarding …

VP of EA's worldwide studios is excited about the potential of Apple's tablet

A high-profile member of the original Xbox executive team is quitting Microsoft under acrimonious circumstances, a news report claims. J Allard has in recent years been synonymous with the Xbox 360 brand, fronting his unique corporate persona in interviews and press conferences as Microsoft launched its flagship home console. Recently, …