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The two men who set up internet and cloud computing giant Google are reportedly looking to sell their controlling stake in the tech behemoth, netting themselves around 3.4bn in the process. The BBC reports that Larry Page and Sergey Brin are preparing to sell 10m of their shares over the …

With Xbox 360 entering its fifth year on the market, the pressure is on Microsoft’s machine to keep up its strong momentum – something that Microsoft Game Studios’ corporate VP Phil Spencer believes won’t prove a problem. 2010 is shaping up to be the biggest year ever for Xbox 360,” …

Mobile analytics firm Flurry says it’s already tracking more than 200 apps being used by 50 tablet devices on Apple’s Cupertino campus. The company has been able to measure the activity because its technology is being used to provide analytics for the apps. The full story is over on MCV’s …

A London presence is essential for voice work, says High Score

Sony believes it can grow its presence in the FPS market, with the arrival of online multiplayer blaster MAG. The ambitious title is due for release on PS3 next week, and allows 256 players to battle it out online at the same time. It joins Sony’s other big-name first-person shooters …

Resurgent online UK entertainment retailer Zavvi has grabbed the exclusive rights to sell what is being called the Rapture Edition of 2K Games’ upcoming Bioshock 2 on Xbox 360 and PS3. The SKU will include the game and a hardback art book entitled Deco Devolution – The Art of Bioshock …

In a lengthy pre-election rant with the The Times Online, former Tory leader and current back-bencher Iain Duncan Smith has slammed video games as one of the seemingly many factors behind what the Conservatives are labelling as ‘broken Britain’. We are driving children to lose their childhood,” the MP explained. …

Tesco has announced it is to make films based on best-selling novels, which will be sold exclusively through its stores. The first film will be based on Jackie Collins’ story Paris Connections, and will be produced by Amber Entertainment. Other authors set to receive the Tesco film treatment includes Jacqueline …

A hacker who made his name by being the first to break Apple’s iPhone 3.0 firmware is claiming to have been the first to hack Sony’s until-now piracy free PS3. The hacker community is taking these claims far more seriously than similar statements made earlier this month. Writing on his …

Over a million copies of LEGO Batman have been sold in the UK since the game’s launch in late 2008, publisher Warner Bros. has this morning confirmed. The 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS, PSP and PC game has been a staple of the charts, boosted most recently by its part …