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Gamesfest conferences to feature special focus on new Microsoft peripheral

China’s Ministry of Culture has issued a circular demanding that game companies refrain from content that is "not up to standard" or offering "lowbrow cultural content that is having a negative effect on the healthy development of the industry". There are more than 50 million gamers in China, a market …

And now USA, UK and Japan will get Xbox 360 and Windows dev conferences in spring

US-based role will â??drive forward Gears of War and Shadow Complexâ?? franchises

Company issues score of new Natal-related job vacancies

A purported former developer at defunct studio Pandemic has broken his silence on the state of the studio before EA gave it the axe. The alleged developer – writing anonymously on a gaming forum – slammed Pandemic’s management and said that EA probably made the right decision to close the …

Konami has confirmed that it will be issuing a free downloadable update for Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 on November 24th. The DLC will update team rosters in line with the summer transfer activity. It will also add four teams to the Champions League mode – Atletico Madrid, Olympiacos, Lyon and …

We turn to the studio behind Wwise for our second Canadian tech profile

Slide presentation offers insight into Sony strategy, including â??Sony Online Serviceâ??

A Sony presentation detailing the firm’s consumer strategy moving forwards has offered a few insights into the direction of both Sony’s gaming and online distribution plans – and it seems that both 3D and cross platform gaming are at the core of it. Firstly, Sony has confirmed that it intends …