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Green Day: Rock Band will be released by the end of the year. That’s according to the US ‘nu-punk’ band’s lead singer and songsmith Billy Joe Armstrong, who revealed the news in a radio interview yesterday. A fan called in to ask Armstrong about the possibility of a standalone Green …

Eidos confirms 25 workers have been axed from the Californian developer

Brand Licensing Europe has announced a new focus on games at this year’s show, with a major focus this year going on the new Interactive Game Zone. The new area will offer each participant the chance to demonstrate their products to licensees and retailers. Competitions, demos and screenings of the …

Part one of our interview with the Blur team

Bitesized three-day courses offer introductions into animation, Maya and visual effects

Apple’s new iPhone 3G S has the potential to outdo Sony’s PSP in terms of graphical capabilities. That was the assessment of Michael Schade, CEO of the Germany-headquartered mobile phone developer Fishlabs. Speaking to Pocketgamer, Schade reasons that the new iPhone’s OpenGL 2.0 support can allow developers to craft games …

Indie outfit Itch now responsible for an online Twitter game where users are â??capturedâ?? for points

Washington-based independent Valve has said it is reluctant to develop PS3 games due to the system’s complex hardware design. Left 4 Dead 2 project lead Tom Leonard stated that Microsoft’s Windows and 360 platforms remain more inviting for the studio to work on. For the full story, click here to …

Yet the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences president says that past problems are now over

PSPgo’s high retail price won’t have a negative impact on the system sales, says SCEE CEO Andrew House. Speaking in an interview (seen via Destructoid), House stated that Europe isn’t as driven by price as other territories, and are more concerned about long lifecycles and value proposition. "If it’s cheaper …