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EA’s John Riccitiello has revealed his company could have been the first to use the motion-sensing technologies unveiled by Microsoft and Sony at this year’s E3. The publisher’s CEO told Kotaku that EA had been working on the camera-based motion control system before Microsoft announced its Project Natal, but decided …

Nintendo global boss Satoru Iwata has spoken of his surprise that rivals Microsoft and Sony did not reveal their motion-sensing technology earlier. Both firms revealed new motion-sensing controls for Xbox 360 and PS3 at last week’s E3 – three years after Nintendo first showed off its Wiimote controller. Sony’s PS3 …

CCP Games CEO set to discuss the companyâ??s journey, and unveil the developerâ??s next project

John Riccitiello, the always interesting boss of EA, has once again expressed his aspirations on Wii this year – and he’s come out in defence of Nintendo in the process. For what it’s worth, Nintendo isn’t trying to dominate the platform – they’re trying to have their platform dominate the …

Sydneyâ??s bloated twelve-day film festival punctured by serious games discussion

Indie giant states that the PC and Xbox 360 â??are just more straightforwardâ??

A look over the most significant AI tech on the market

Sony’s move to grab PS3 and PSP exclusivity for Atari’s upcoming Ghostbusters title is nothing new in itself – but the region-free nature of many modern games could lead to an indie and online import rush. Destructoid has had word from the North American arm of Atari that the Xbox …

Atari-owned Californian MMO specialists linked to the Atari-owned IP

Software sales currently account for around 80 per cent of the games market – that could decline to 50 per cent in the next two years, according to EA boss John Riccitiello. Presently, we are packaged goods with strong service components,” the exec told Gamasutra. Within a year or so, …