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It’s not a huge surprise that that beta for the online component of Bungie’s Xbox 360 shooter Halo: Reach has proved to be hugely popular, and the developer has stated that while some of the early glitches have been ironed out the service, which went live last night, is not …

Just over a month after it first debuted on Xbox Live, the first expansion pack for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is scheduled to arrive on both and PS3 some time later today. The Stimulus Pack includes five new multiplayer maps for the popular shooter, three of which are …

75 percent of staff laid-off in restructuring

Interactive Ontario's iPhone conference now accepting submissions

Creative director breaks away from decade-long employment at Canadian studio

Weeks ahead of the official kick off of the World Cup next month, EA’s licensed video game tie-in 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa has scored an early goal by debuting right at the top of the GfK ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 this week. In doing so it successfully …

Supermassive Games’ creative director Steve Goss has denied claims that the extreme precision of Sony’s Move controller punishes players for lack of skill. Speaking in the latest Move developer diary, which can be watched below, Goss also attacks Nintendo’s Wii for what he perceives as a lack of precision. I …

Korean studio set to use popular engine for upcoming MMO title

The next instalment in one of Blizzard Entertainment’s most keenly loved franchises, Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty, has finally been give a release date. The game will be released worldwide in territories including Europe, the US, Australasia, Canada, Mexico, Russia and much of Asia on July 27th. A digital release …

Middleware devs target audio market with updated bundle release