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A new US developer has decloaked at GDC, revealing a new game it thinks can revitalise the competitive mass market music game genre. Seven45 Studios is a Boston-based team of former LucasArts, Pandemic, Atari and Vivendi vets working on their first game, Power Gig. But as a subsidiary of music …

Registration for the key industry event extends to March 19

Power Gig comes with six-string peripheral; Creator says it can turn around failing music game genre

Global development hub to get commanding presence at upcoming European industry gathering

Surround sound voice chat tools available for 360, PS3 and Mac

Games site seeks exclusive content in online titles

In a demonstration of its increasingly global reach, this year’s Gamescom has struck a deal with global development hub Canada that will see the territory enjoy a leading presence at the industry gathering this August. It’s the first year that the event has trialled the partner country concept. We are …

In an interview with MCV about the Cerberus Network – which offers free DLC incentives to those who buy new copies of EA’s Mass Effect 2 – acclaimed RPG studio BioWare has stated that the scheme offers a great incentive” to opt for new instead of pre-owned versions of the …

Click here to access the RETAIL BIZ Previews section, where you’ll find the definitive guide to some of the biggest titles heading to retail in the coming weeks. This week, we take a look at Nintendo’s Pokmon HeartGold and SoulSilver – the DS remakes of two of the most popular …

How are ME2 sales tracking compared to ME1 at this stage? We’re very pleased with both the critical and commercial reception to Mass Effect 2 so far. The game is tracking really favourably when compared with Mass Effect 1, which of course was a great success in its own right. …