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A Halo movie is more likely to enter production now than it was before Halo 3 was released, Bungie has said. In an interview with Industry Gamers, Bungie’s community manager Brian Jarrard said: Are there more stories to be told in the Halo universe? Absolutely. Do I think Reach will …

Tim Langdell’s confrontational use of the Edge trademark may be coming to an end, marking the end of one of the most popular legal tirades the games industry has ever experienced. A new legal document in circulation suggests that the Edge Games boss will likely lose trademark protection on the …

Yakuza 4 has sold 384,000 units in its first week on sale in Japan, taking the top spot in the weekly software charts. The game more than tripled the sales of its closest competitor Gandamuasarutosavaibu, a PSP title that shifted 91,000 copies in the same week. Nintendo’s Pokmon Ranger: Miracle …

Court documents suggest that EA is speeding towards legal victory

Though we’re yet to learn the specifics of how exactly the government’s promised video games tax breaks will take shape, Eidos life president Ian Livingstone has praised Chancellor Darling’s decision to heed the industry’s calls. I’m excited to hear the government has listened to our calls for tax relief,” he …

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After more than a year of ‘will they, won’t they’, Cryptic Studios and Atari have backed away from bringing Champions Online to consoles. The PC superhero MMO was mooted as an Xbox 360 game, through the latter part of its development. But even then, Cryptic said that finding a model …

London studio look to the future after budget announcement

The UK government has issued a statement regarding its pivotal decision to incorporate a tax break system into the UK game industry. Culture secretary Ben Bradshaw said: "The new tax relief scheme will help Britain remain a world-leader in this important industry. Video games generate 2 billion in retail sales …

Today marked the launch of Microsoft’s Arcade service Game Room, but the new service has been plagued by bugs effecting players’ experience of the virtual arcade. A number of titles in the Games Room were afflicted by the problems, which caused the effected titles to crash at the loading screen. …