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Has Appleâ??s model shaped the future of handheld console gaming?

With the industry bracing itself for an RRP drop for the top-end Xbox 360 Elite SKU this week, it now looks as if the entry-level Arcade hardware could be in for a price increase. At the end of last week it seemed that all the evidence was pointing to an …

Hilton looks to the studio's future with projects such as Crysis 2 and, just maybe, TimeSplitters 4

Exspect has signed a major deal with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe to launch officially licensed PSP accessories, MCV can reveal. The Gem-owned peripherals specialist will release its first line of products next month, which includes stylish cases and screen protectors designed for PSP Go and PSP 3000. We have developed …

GDC Europe 09: Lead gameplay programmer on a new model for catch-up logic

Another Japanese firm is looking to Europe in a bid to grow its sales. Zen United, a new consortium representing developers from Asia have signed a co-publishing deal with UK logistics firm PQube to bring a number of Japanese games to the European market. The initial line-up covers anime-styled titles, …

GDC Europe 09: Hardware-less delivery system will stop games becoming abandonware, says Silicon Knights boss

And apparently doing it by waving a "bucket of money"

One of the highest-profile names in the free-to-play browser-based games market, Quake Live, is to turn its back on the in-game advertising model after its lead developer admitted that its returns to date have been limited. As a result, developer id has now admitted that it intends to turn to …

GDC Europe 09: Internet Gaming Gate on the hunt for its new free-to-play MMO