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Sony London Studio, Playfish and Revolution speaking at October 27th event

In news that is likely to shock no one, Microsoft’s feverously anticipated Halo 3 ODST has stormed the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Charts and shot straight to the top spot. It does so exactly two years after its predecessor, Halo 3, did much the same. 64 per cent of ODST’s …

Longstanding Capcom maestro dismayed at Japanâ??s TGS offering

Blizzard COO Paul Sams has become one of ten new joint owners of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The team’s official website names Sams, his wife Susan and their three children were named in the list of shareholders that were involved the reorganization of the American football club’s ownership. In addition to …

Sports Interactive studio head Miles Jacobson has insisted he is fully committed to retail partnerships – after announcing that the Steam edition of FM10 will come with exclusive bonus content. In an exclusive deal with Valve, the upcoming Steam version of Football Manager 10 will be bundled with Sega’s acclaimed …

Sega has claimed that Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Winter Games is the only game capable of challenging Activision’s Modern Warfare 2 and EA’s FIFA 10 for the Christmas No.1 chart spot. The firm is backing the title with its biggest ever marketing campaign – which will stretch beyond …

Sega showcased its upcoming games release slate at its annual Fast Forward event earlier this month. Christopher Dring speaks to UK MD John Clark and marketing director Amanda Farr on the growth of the software market, new IP and a congested first quarter… You’ve both had role changes recently, how …

Orange UK has announced that it has secured a deal to sell Apple’s iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS in the UK from later this year. The handsets will be sold in all Orange’s direct retail channels, including its shops, online store and telesales outlets. It also says "selected high street …

Sports Interactive explains why FM wonâ??t be returning to the TV anytime soon

As dev costs rocket, game creators need the â??core-marketâ?? consoles to hit â??PS2 salesâ??, says Miles Jacobson