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Publisher Activision has one again braved the wrath of gamers by announcing that the upcoming Xbox 360 DLC map-pack for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will cost a considerable 1200 Microsoft Points. That works out at about 10.20 in real money. 1200 MSP is generally (with one or two …

PlayStation Home director Jack Buser has announced that Sony’s virtual world now boasts a userbase of more than 12 million PS3 owners. It was also reported that the average amount of time these users spend in Home is 60 minutes, and that 85 per cent of PS3 owners who log …

The outspoken boss of Nintendo America, Reggie Fils-Aime, has said that he is both ‘flattered’ by Sony’s very Wii-like Move tech and a bit embarrassed that the firm’s rival has seen to so closely imitate the template set down by Nintendo’s top-selling home console. I think we would have been …

Former Ensemble employee says projects doubled initial budget, took twice as long to make

As the sun sets on another great GDC, we take a look at the highs and lows of the week (and a bit) that was... in pictures!

The fact that FFXIII has this week claimed the top spot in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 is of absolutely no shock – but onlookers will be far more interested to see how sales were shared across PS3 and Xbox 360. And the truth is – in …

Along with a welcome change of climate, this week has also bought with it yet another new name at the top of the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 – Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIII. The game becomes the eighth title to hold the stop spot in the ten …

Looks like the men who once ran Call of Duty developer Infinity Ward aren’t going to let publishers boss them around any more. Vince Zampella and Jason West, who were fired by Activision at the start of the month over allegations of ‘insubordination’, have signed up Hollywood agency CAA to …

Creative Artists Agency now representing fired Call of Duty creators Vince Zampella and Jason West

Famed Maxis founder and The Sims creator brings conference to a climax with closing keynote