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Microsoft has shelved plans to launch a folding, two-screen touch-screen device, known as Courier. The highly anticipated product has been much discussed in tech blogs and news outlets in recent months. The two-screen tablet was to incorporate touch-screen and pen-based controls. And although Microsoft has never confirmed the existence of …

The games industry will get hands-on time with key games at October’s Eurogamer Expo during a preview that’s closed off to the public. Organisers of the three-day event have also added a special two-hour preview to the show. Eurogamer Expo runs from October 1st to 3rd at Earls Court, but …

Arguably the biggest aspect to Bungie’s deal with Activision today isn’t that the Halo-creator has signed with the publisher embroiled in an ugly legal spat over treatment of its studios. No, it’s the fact that the once Xbox-exclusive studio has changed focus to a new IP that will be released …

As part of its exclusivity agreement with Bungie, Activision will be funding the development of the new IP in question and could make as much as $65m from the first game to be released. That’s the prediction of – yes, you guessed it – Michael Pachter, who claims that Bungie …

Former Xbox-only studio says world-class engineer team and Activision support prime it for new formats

Bungie community director says the studio is in discussion on future tech

Just a month on from its official launch on Xbox Live, Microsoft’s retro arcade games service Game Room has seen an indefinite freeze put on the addition of new content. The latest batch of Game Room content has also been delayed until further notice,” Xbox Live European Editor Dan Maher …

Xbox 360 and Windows platform holder Microsoft has said in a statement that it’s business as usual as far as its business relationship with Bungie goes following the news that the developer has signed a ten-year deal with Activision. The new agreement gives Activision exclusive publishing rights to an as-of-yet …

Remaining independent of Activision is the key, says Jarrard

Xbox creators seek to calm the waters after an explosive day in the industry