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The long-rumoured Blu-ray version of the Xbox 360 has never seemed less likely after Xbox product director Aaron Greenberg cited the decision to stick with DVD as one of the key reasons why Xbox 360 has performed so well at retail. Being $100 cheaper than PS3 is part of the …

Multi-platform updates and APIs service for all customers

Numerous new features for Maya, 3ds Max, Softimage, Mudbox, MotionBuilder and FBX 2011

Sony India has put God of War III on sale six days earlier than planned in an attempt to prevent import copies flooding the market. The game was originally scheduled for a March 19th release, which has now been brought forward to March 13th. It was reported on indianvideogamer.com that …

The 2010 Develop Conference and expo has opened registration. Taking place in Brighton on July 13th – 15th, limited early bird discounts are up for grabs until June 7th. Over 80 sessions will feature across eight tracks covering all areas of modern video games development. Keynote speakers include Activision DCA …

In fact when it comes to physical retail, I’m wondering: What took O2 – already a destination for mainstream technology, especially the games-heavy iPhone – so long to get games? It could have jumped on the bandwagon months before Q4. Where O2 has surprised is in its bold idea to …

Decorated audio expert will discuss interactive music and dialogue

D3P’s Ben 10: Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks has proved there’s still plenty of life left in Sony’s handheld by debuting at the top of the PSP charts. The game is the first new entry to grab the No.1 spot of the PSP Top 10 in its debut week since EA’s …

Earlier this month MCV ran a story highlighting a ‘report’ claiming that 87 per cent of PS3 owning males had bedded their girlfriends on the night of the infamous PS3 calendar bug. The story was tongue-in-cheek to say the least. We thought we’d made it obvious that, while choosing to …

Sega has announced it is currently working on the fifth instalment in its popular Yakuza series. The revelation was made during a Tokyo press conference to mark the imminent launch of Yakuza 4, according to Andiasang. The game was initially presented as Project K by the series director Toshihiro Nagoshi, …