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Rockstar has high hopes for the upcoming Red Dead Redemption, but US analyst Michael Pachter has questioned whether it will become the blockbuster that publisher 2K Games intends. UK Rockstar boss Neil Stephen told MCV earlier this month: RDR is incredibly beautiful and on an unprecedented scale. This, combined with …

Long-term servant of the games industry and current life president of Eidos Ian Livingstone was awarded a British Inspiration Award for his work in the interactive entertainment sector at this afternoon’s inaugural event. The Awards were set up to honour the top creative minds in Britain across a range of …

Keiji Inafune, the veteran Capcom designer responsible for some of the publisher’s most iconic brands, has been promoted to a new role overlooking the firm’s global output. The Mega Man creator raised eyebrows at last year’s Tokyo Game Show by openly stating that Japan is dead” as a modern game …

Pivotal July 14 event cuts table prices as part of a special early bird rate

Party unsure of when the document will appear

The Games Workshop founder and Eidos life president grabs Interactive Entertainment prize

Konami will hold a series of events featuring development legend Hideo Kojima to promote Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, the firm has told MCV. The Japanese publisher claims the upcoming release is ‘the most anticipated PSP title of all time’, and will back it with an online and print marketing …

Intent Media’s Sourcebook is back this July. The annual guide to the leading service companies operating within the European games industry will have a print circulation of 20,000 copies. An online version will be promoted all year via MCV, Develop, CasualGaming.biz, PCR, and Mobile Entertainment. The sectors this year’s guide …

UK retail sources are suggesting that Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 is to see its release date pushed back from this Q4 to Q1 2011, paving the way for yet another massively competitive opening quarter to the gaming year. We’ve been told that Warner has acted early to avoid releasing the …

ModNation Racers will be released for the PS3 in the UK on May 21st, Sony has confirmed. Speaking to VG247, a spokesperson added that there’s still no date for the PSP version of the game, which combines Mario Kart-style racing with LittleBigPlanet-style customisation. The UK will get the game ahead …