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Sony has revealed the identity of its surprise sequel” – a fourth instalment in the SOCOM series, which is headed to PS3 later this year. Zipper Interactive, developer of the first SOCOM title and recently released online PS3 online shooter MAG, will take charge of the game. European project manager …

Court documents released for high-profile court case

Following the release of a playable demo yesterday, Square Enix has told MCV that action outing Just Cause 2 will offer around six days worth of gaming and is a title that any publisher would be desperate to get in its software stable. Just Cause 2 would compliment any publishers …

News Corporation is expected to significantly increase its gaming investments through major acquisitions over the next few years. That’s according to new research from Screen Digest, which looks at how Rupert Murdoch’s company and other media conglomerates– including Disney, Warner Bros, Viacom and NBC – are growing their presence in …

In a further layer to the already astonishing events of the Activision-Infinity Ward saga, defendants Jason West and Vince Zampella have outlined what they say are the rights afforded to them according to their deal with former bosses Activision. The Memorandum of Understanding gives West and Zampella creative authority over …

A complete copy of the lawsuit being filed against Activision by Jason West and Vince Zampella – the former bosses of Infinity Ward – reveals the true extent of the feuding between the studio and the publisher. And for the first time the saga has become personal, with Activision boss …

Over the last five years video games have begun to reach new demographic markets and are increasingly impacting the time and money spent consuming more traditional media such as TV, music and film. Games have become such an accepted part of children and young adults’ lives that many of the …

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