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Company reaffirms its commitment to the PSPâ??s UMD format

Zynga accuses Playdom of misappropriation of trade secrets

As SCEEâ??s Zeno Colaco suggests Minis could be released on other platforms, including PS3

Microsoft has reassured fans that it won’t be shoehorning Natal functionality into Halo games any time soon. Speaking to VideoGamer.com, Halo 3: ODST producer Alex Cutting stated the company would only include its highly anticipated full body motion control technology in its hardcore FPS series when it became relevant. A …

Batman: Arkham Asylum has sold almost 2 million units in the US. The sales figures was mentioned in an LA Times report on Warner Bros, which co-published Batman in the States. The article reveals the game has reached reached this sales milestone in less than a month”, dubbing it a …

Whilst Nintendo continues to outsell all its opposition in the August hardware sales figures in North America, the biggest gains were enjoyed by the resurgent PS3, according to NPD’s August sales data. PS3 units sales were up an impressive 72 per cent over July, though Nintendo still emerged the clear …

Sales analyst NPD has revealed that the North American video games market suffered yet another monthly decline in August – its sixth in as many months – though there are signs that the drops are abating. The market’s total value hit $908.72m throughout the month – 16 per cent down …

The prevalent QA and testing specialist in focus

Sony Europe's Zeno Colaco explains the firm's cross-media strategies

Note to devs: Simple studio tour will kill the delusion of 'Evil Corporate Empires'