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Despite some very high-profile calls for all three platform holders to cut the price of their hardware yet further in 2010, Nintendo’s American sales and marketing boss Cammie Dunaway has dismissed the demands. Right now, we continue to see demand at very strong levels,” the exec told GamesBeat. It’s tough …

As the No More Heroes director plays down western studio plans

Grasshopper Manufacture CEO discusses new projects and new ambitions

Denki head of development backs the open-world genre and the series that defined it

Denkiâ??s mighty industry legend takes the hot seat

A report in the Wall Street Journal says an oft-rumoured PlayStation Phone – co-developed with Sony Ericsson – will arrive in 2010. It will shares characteristics of netbooks, electronic-book readers and handheld-game machines”, and will offer downloadable PlayStation games via the company’s iTunes competitor Sony Online Service. The article – …

Sacked duo West and Zampella seek $36m and control of the Modern Warfare rights

Publisher Activision as labelled the lawsuit filed against them by sacked former Infinity Ward bosses Jason West and Vince Zampella as ‘meritless’ Bloomberg reports that the pair are seeking a total of $36m in damages as well as control of the Modern Warfare ‘subset’ of the Call of Duty series …

Ubisoft has ramped up its efforts in the sport genre with the announcement of its first core football title. Pure Football is due for release in May – coinciding nicely with the World Cup – and is being developed by Ubisoft Vancouver. The game boasts a more serious tone than …

Former EA, Papyrus and Hasbro man Ed Martin assumes executive VP of North America role