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An estimated 2,000 RPG fans flocked on HMV’s flagship Oxford Street store last night to mark the release of one of this generation’s most anticipated titles – Final Fantasy XIII. Such was the enthusiasm for the event that at one stage staffers were forced to close the store to other …

Rock Band 3 has been officially revealed by developer Harmonix, with a worldwide release scheduled for Q4. An update on the game’s Facebook page said: Rock Band 3 will be published by MTV Games and distributed by Electronic Arts, and will innovate and revolutionize the music genre once again, just …

Core development team of 11 built the lucrative title within five weeks

Sony Computer Entertainment America has announced that all six major Hollywood studios will be bringing their movies in high definition to PlayStation Network. Films from 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Pictures and Warner Bros will soon be available to rent or purchase on …

EA has announced that Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 will offer support for Sony’s as-of-yet undated PS3 Motion Controller. However, the game won’t be supporting Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Natal. A rep for the publisher told VG247 that this is purely down to the timing of the game’s release – an …

Three million units of Final Fantasy XIII were sold into retail in the US and PAL territories, Square Enix has announced. The title launched in Europe and North America yesterday, with launch events held in London, San Francisco and Paris. The game is already being tipped as being the biggest …

New texture compression tech detailed by middleware provider

The video games industry is well ahead of music and DVD when it comes to combating IP theft, says trade body ELSPA. The UK games industry was instrumental in securing prison sentences for 13 game pirates last year, and already in 2010 a further three people have been sent to …

Electronic Arts has announced a deal with 38 Studios to publish the company’s first game, an RPG called Project Mercury. Project Mercury is being developed by 38 Studios’ subsidiary Big Huge Games, by team-lead Ken Rolston, best known for his work on the Elder Scrolls series, along with fantasy author …

Social gaming portals are too 'obsessed' with real time, says Sulake's lead designer