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Square Enix’s latest Kingdom Hearts title is enjoying ‘huge’ pre-order levels, according to the firm.Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (pictured) is the first entry of the series to appear on DS and will be released on October 9th. Kingdom Hearts has always been incredibly popular. As the first new release into the …

Publisher Sega will spend millions on promoting its greatest ever” release slate. The firm showcased its software line-up to retail at its Fast Forward event last week, revealing details of the likes of Napoleon: Total War, Alpha Protocol, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, Aliens vs. Predator, Super …

Microsoft has continued to distance itself from the opportunity to build a new console. Speaking to Develop, Microsoft Game Studios’ Phil Spencer suggested that few are signalling for a new Microsoft console. Do we need to sell a new console at some point? I don’t think we need to right …

The evidence claiming the Nintendo is preparing to cut the cost of its Wii console continues to mount, with fresh indications coming this time from US retailer Wal Mart. Kotaku laid its eyes on an advance retail price listing from the North American retailer (which owns UK supermarket Asda) which …

SCEE has confirmed that its technically accomplished future racer WipEout HD, which to date has only been available as a download on the PlayStation Store, is to get a boxed retail release in the UK next month. The package will also include the recently released and critically applauded DLC add-on …

The Microsoft Game Studiosâ?? head discusses Project Natal and the software strategy surrounding it

New promo vid for upcoming Zune HD shows that Microsoftâ??s machine can run 3D games

A University of Warwick researcher and former employee of Microsoft developer Rare has demonstrated an Xbox 360 chip is equivalent in power to parallel network PCs. Dr Simon Scarle discovered the console’s Graphical Processing Unit (GPU) boasts the same parallel processing power as several thousands of pounds worth of PC …

Ever since the Zune was first announced the industry has patiently awaited Microsoft’s move to position the device as a games machine – and that could be about to arrive at last if a new promo video is anything to go by. Gizmodo spotted an inclusion in the machine’s latest …

Microsoftâ??s Phil Spencer questions the immediate value of new GPU and CPU combos