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Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption will hit shelves in April 2010, according to a mail-out from the publisher. The long-awaited title was ‘delayed’ earlier this year, when an earnings call from Rockstar parent Take Two revealed it was to be released in Q1 2010. The firm’s mail-out to press today also …

Guitar Hero studio exploring new music genres and Natal tech

Bedfordshire and Portsmouth reps join to grow association's ties with colleges

Swedish firm bolsters consulting and certification schemes for its project management software

In the latest in our series of profiles of rule-changing games companies, we look at Franceâ??s largest indie developer, Ankama.

A look at how to convert free players to subscribers

The many fans of popular football franchise Pro Evolution Soccer will be delighted to hear that Konami has released iPES – The Fan App on the Apple App Store. The app works by encouraging users to amass ‘points’ with which can be used to collect virtual PES 2010 trading cards. …

publisher Ubisoft has unveiled a Christmas marketing blitz for Your Shape, designed to fight off stiff competition from Wii Fit Plus and EA Sports Active. The Wii fitness title – which uses a motion sensing camera to monitor body movements – is due for release on December 4th. And Ubisoft …

X-Factor duo reveal they were paid just £50 per day each for QA role in Ireland

The team behind Guitar Hero are busy working on a way to create a game for Microsoft’s Project Natal. The co-founder of RedOctane, Kai Huang, has revealed that the firm is investigating the idea of having a camera track players’ movements – and said the firm is exploring the possibilities” …