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Blizzard executive video president of game design Rob Pardo has been explaining why Diablo III’s arrival is still a ways off, and grappling with the perennial problem of announcing big games too early. Like other Blizzard properties Starcraft and World of WarCraft, Diablo has a large base of loyal fans, …

Datel has filed a lawsut against Microsoft, following the latter’s Dashboard update which rendered third-party memory cards useless. The antitrust lawsuit was filed in San Francisco federal court on Monday, complaining that Microsoft had deliberately altered its technology to force Datel Max Memory cards out of the market. "For many …

On Monday, U.S. president Barack Obama unveiled an education campaign designed to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in children’s education. A raft of companies and charity foundations announced their support including Time Warner, Discovery, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Sony Computer Entertainment America. The games firm …

But the Wiiâ??s hardware is holding those possibilities back, says MMO veteran Jeff Strain

MMO veteran Jeff Strain discusses how his new studio will transform the genre

Jeff Strain opens new studio to create a zombie MMO for consoles only

Human rights groups are calling upon developers and publisher to address the way war crimes are portrayed in video games. Swiss organisations Trial and Projeventute carried out a study to see if conflicts portrayed in games – and the players’ actions in these situations – broke humanitarian laws that define …

Phil Schiller reveals 10% of rejections are for "inappropriate" apps

Nintendo legend believes development of PS3 and 360â??s new controllers could threaten industryâ??s â??uniquenessâ??

Shigeru Miyamoto has brushed off the threat to Wii from Project Natal and PS3’s motion control system – claiming he is confident that Nintendo will once again discover ‘something unique’ for its next console. Speaking to Official Nintendo Magazine in its special 50th edition, Miyamoto said that Microsoft and Sony’s …