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In case there was any lingering doubt about the authenticity of yesterday’s iPhone 4 leak, a letter from computing giant Apple has confirmed that Gizmodo’s scoop is the real deal. In a letter to the website, Apple’s senior VP Bruce Sewell states: It has come to our attention that Gizmodo …

Pt2: Euro boss Phil Rogers discusses the big moves made in the past twelve months

Euro boss Rogers wants the CM brand expand from its PC roots

Measuring the true scale of the impact of software piracy is a tough task, but Nintendo has said that illicit copying of DS titles is to blame for a near 50 per cent drop in DS games sales in Europe over recent months. Asahi.com quotes the platform holder as stating …

Though we’re unlikely to see any delays to the UK’s continental-based video games deliveries unless the disruption continues for far longer, Iceland’s Eyjafjallajkull volcano is causing major disruptions to Australia’s video games supplies. Much of Europe is currently in the midst of a travel clampdown, with ash spewing from the …

The former Sony designer departs as Gardner and Harrison resign from the board

Atari founder Nolan Bushnell has rejoined his former publisher through appointment to its board of directors, while other board members such as Phil Harrison have now officially left the company. Bushnell – a widely-applauded entrepreneur who helped establish the home console business – will join the company along with online …

Though Phil Harrison and David Gardner have both left the company

Leading mocap studios talk to Develop about leaping the Uncanny Valley, Pt 2

And Square Enix Europeâ??s CEO is unsurprised by the Hitman 5 rumours