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It’s not the twinning but the taking part that counts, right? Nope. How you win or lose something like E3 is hard to fathom, but the reaction to Microsoft’s conference was certainly positive – so much so that the Xbox 360 platform holder seems happy to declare victory. I think …

Emergent, Intel, Autodesk, amBX, Adobe and more to supply hardware and software for 2009's competition

Halo developer Bungie has stated that the recently revealed Halo Reach will not reach the market until autumn 2010, a year after the release of the next chapter in the Halo franchise – Halo ODST. Speaking to GameSpot regarding the already touted Halo Reach beta, an unnamed Bungie staffer explained: …

E3'09: Shane Kim explains that Microsoft made a 'substantial' investment in motion-sensing as Ensemble was cut loose

Left 4 Dead developer no longer exists â?? but kind of does at the same time

Sony’s PSPgo has appeared on GAME’s UK websites for 230. Consumers can now register their interest in the machine at GAME.co.uk, Gamestation.co.uk and Gameplay.co.uk. However, the High Street chain has told MCV that it is just a guide price” and could well change before launch. MCV Award winners Play.com has …

E3â??09: Microsoftâ??s Greenberg says FFXIV is not an exclusive, while Sonyâ??s Dille states Metal Gear will launch on PS3

Employment up six per cent in same period

E3â??09: SCE president of Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida promises an â??extensive line-up of games to chooseâ?? from launch

Konami has announced Castlevania: Lords of Shadow for Xbox 360 and PS3. The game is being developed by Spanish studio Mercury Steam, with help from Kojima Productions, and will launch in 2010. Lords of Shadow was originally revealed by Konami last year as a new IP, but the firm has …