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Codemasters’ F1 2009 is shaping up to be a perfect storm” as the company pulls out all the stops to make it a must-have hit this Christmas. The game is due for release on November 20th, and the publisher claims a combination of extensive marketing plans and the popularity of …

Call of Duty creator Infinity Ward has called on developers to ‘cut out the middleman’ and promote their own video games. The acclaimed production house has been directly involved in all the marketing and PR activities for its upcoming Modern Warfare 2 – working with Activision on when and how …

After weeks of speculation it has been officially confirmed that online streaming movie rental service Netflix is heading to PS3 in North America some time in November. Netflix has been available to Xbox 360 users in the region since the arrival of the ‘New Xbox Experience’ last year. The PS3 …

But thereâ??s more good news for Xbox, with profit doubling at Entertainment and Devices division

Though the Xbox 360 traditionally enjoys the greater share of multiplatform title sales, the PS3 has emerged as the clear platform of choice for Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer. The PS3 version of PES 2010, which was released last Friday, accounted for 66 per cent of the game’s overall sales, with …

LightSpeed expands with Direct3D 11, Autodesk 3ds Max 2010 and Maya 2010 support

Windows and Xbox platform holder Microsoft has reported its results for the first quarter of its 2010-2011 financial year, revealing falls in revenue and income for the three months ending September 30th. However, there was good news for the company’s Entertainment and Devices Division, which saw yet another year of …

There were four high-profile new entries in the Top Ten of the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 this week, but it was Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 that emerged as the chart victor claiming top spot. In second place is another debutant – Microsoft’s Forza Motorsport 3. The racing …

Boom Blox studio focusing away from Wii titles

The Rebel’s dramatic attack on the Empire’s Death Star that frames the thrilling conclusion to George Lucas’ 1977 sci-fi classic Star Wars is to get its very own iPhone game, courtesy of THQ Wireless. As per the film, players will have to fight their way through hordes of TIE Fighters …