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RedLynx dangled the carrot by releasing an incomplete PC version of Trials, the studioâ??s CEO claims

Steve Jobs – the face of Apple, who spearheaded the firm’s push into the MP3 player and mobile phone sectors – has been voted CEO of the decade by Fortune magazine. "Remaking any one business is a career-defining achievement; four is unheard-of,” read Fortune‘s tribute to the Apple CEO. The …

Nintendo boss thinks bricks and mortar will remain dominant gaming force until 2029

You’d best get those orders in quick – the PSP version of LittleBigPlanet is just two weeks away, SCEE has today confirmed. Speaking to CVG, a rep for Sony Europe has confirmed that Media Molecule’s handheld version of its celebrated PS3 platformer will be released in the UK on November …

Dragon Quest IX, Batman and Kingdom Hearts drive sales

Square Enix has seen its sales rise 33.2 per cent for the six months ending September 30th. The company’s sales have reached 90.6 billion Yen ($998 million), however, profits have fallen 55.7 per cent to 2.68 billion Yen ($29.5 million). Sales were driven by Dragon Quest IX, which has sold …

Electronic Arts is confident that its new Flips range of e-books for kids can not only be a sales success – but actually widen the audience of Nintendo’s DS. And the firm told MCV this week that it believes any prospect of introducing Harry Potter books into the range would …

There were lots of puzzled looks when Capcom recently revealed that it is to release a disc-based successor to Street Fighter IV rather than expand its title via DLC, but now one major developer has vowed never to release a boxed sequel to its PS3 hit. Speaking to CriticalGamer about …

The digital revolution is upon, but the speed at which the transition from retail to broadband will happen is certainly a matter of debate – and heavyweight industry figure Satoru Iwata reckons that we’re still some way off ditching retail. Most radical people even dare to say that retailers will …

Yet group head Frank O'Connor says Halo hasnâ??t clogged the market yet