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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

Much about the acrimonious split between Infinity Ward founders Jason West and Vince Zampella and publisher Activision remains unknown, but one lawyer has speculated that the inevitable court battle that is on the way could conceivably result in future releases in the Modern Warfare series being vetoed. On Tuesday it …

Following the tragic death of Capcom boss and industry veteran Mark Beaumont last month, The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences has announced a new academic scholarship programme in his honour that will award four yearly $2,500 scholarships to students attending accredited universities. Never one to seek the spotlight, Mark …

Its methodology is hugely dubious, but there are some press releases you simply have to report. A new survey of 2,400 male PS3 owners claims that 87 per cent of them chose to spend some quality time” with their partners on the night that their PS3 was out of action …