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LucasArts has announced Star Wars: The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition will be released on Xbox 360 and PS3 this Christmas. The new SKU will feature the full version of the game and three new levels that explore alternate storylines of the original Star Wars trilogy: two from DLC and …

Alan Wake team may take just as long on its next project, if necessary

The British economy contracted by 0.8 per cent in the last quarter – more than double the figure predicted by analysts. According to the BBC, these figures increase the annual rate of decline to 5.6 per cent, which represents the biggest fall since when records began in 1955. There’s more …

Numerous developers, animation groups and QA firms to showcase the Nordic region

Sony Computer Entertainment chairman Kaz Hirai is to keynote the upcoming Tokyo Game Show. Hirai’s address is entitled ‘New Tactics for 2009′, where the CEO will have an opportunity to discuss the new directions Sony is taking its home console (soon to feature ‘true’ motion control), and new PSPgo handheld. …

French publisher Ubisoft has confirmed that a small team it its Shanghai development studio is currently hard at work at a sequel to last year’s voice-controlled Tom Clancy RTS offering EndWar.

 The main development priority, according to creative director Michael De Plater, is improving both the depth and narrative of …

But the next twist in this unfortunate tale – like all great gunslingers, set to a backdrop of tense economic decline – was unprecedented. Argos, that obstinate burlesque tease of ‘one week only’ offers, reached breaking point. Less than seven days after a major publisher was pilloried for trying to …

THhe Discovery Channel is eyeing mass market consumers as it moves into video games, the company has told MCV. At E3, the TV channel announced plans to develop its own iPhone, PC and next-gen titles – and now MCV can reveal that it has signed a deal with UK developer …

Former THQ trade marketing manager Wayne Wilson has joined HMV in the newly-created post of online games manager. Wilson, who started at the retailer earlier this week, worked on major releases such as Saints Row 2, UFC: Undisputed and Red Faction: Guerrilla. Prior to that he worked at Woolworths for …