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Some say Microsoft ‘won’ E3 with Natal. When did work on the new device begin? We started looking at controller-less gaming about four years ago. So it’s been quite a while. The great thing about Microsoft is that we are a big software company – and almost everything in Natal …

Develop Conference: Audio developers shoul use 'fewer brush strokes'

Develop '09: First half of FY 2009 booming for animation experts

Mirroring the incident that saw a staff writer inflict pain upon a colleague when Nintendo’s Wii first arrived at the Intent office, American pop star Christina Aguilera has reportedly suffered an injury whilst playing popular multiplayer romp Wii Sports.

 GameDaily reports that a source stated: Christina loves her Wii as …

Develop â??09: Krome Studiosâ?? Robert Walsh offers his advice on game development

Develop '09: Publisher's studios adopt popular project management tools

Develop '09: Parappa the Rapper designer also teases Vib Ribbon re-release

Develop '09: Testing specialist opens new facilty in Madrid

It’s hard to say whether Atlus would have called its upcoming PSP fighting title Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble were it not for the naming competition thrown open to fans – though the answer is probably not.

 Nonetheless, the Atlus Faithful fan community has spoken and that’s exactly what the game …

Codemasters has revealed that Colin McRae: Dirt 2 will launch worldwide in September. The off-road racer is set to hit PS3, 360, Wii, DS, PSP and PC on September 8th in the US, September 10th across Europe and September 11th in the UK. The game is developed in-house at Codemasters’ …