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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 …

As Zavvi’s online rebirth continues to gather pace at the hands of new owners The Hut, the portal has revealed that it is to ditch its UK specific top-level domain and rebrand itself as Zavvi.com. The move comes as the brand announces its intentions to expand into the European market. …

Square Enix has announced that it is to release what it is calling the Final Fantasy XI Ultimate Collection on PC next month, allowing gamers to grab the complete game in a single download for the first time. Included in the as-of-yet unpriced download will be the original FFXI game …

European powerhouse France has ushered in controversial new legislation that looks to cut off the internet connections of those found to have pirated movies, music and games online. Offenders face being cut off from the internet for up to a year. A new agency has been established to govern the …