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EA Games President Frank Gibeau: â??The bloom is really off the rose for licensed gamesâ??

An Epic tale of the Dark Knight

One thing universally absent from this year’s E3 was any kind of hardware price cutting from any of the major platform holders – and that’s something that Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick is not happy about. I was disappointed not to see any sort of aggressive price cutting,” he told …

Activision insists it hadnâ??t relinquished the rights to Brutal Legend, a game soon to be published by EA

An exploration of the technique's new relevance

Rockstar and Media Molecule lead nominations in most diverse contest yet

Kuju's Unreal Engine 3 studio no longer in operation, says report

This year’s show hasn’t even finished but already the ESA, organiser of E3, has named the dates for 2010’s event. The organisation also says this year’s event has been a major success. E3 2010 takes place from June 15th to 17th, once again at the Los Angeles Convention Center, USA. …

Forza 3 shipping on two discs, questions surround Metal Gear Risingâ??s capacity, while MS kills off Blu-ray possibilities

Microsoft has confirmed that there will be no further releases on its Xbox Originals digital download service. The retail channel, which arrived in December 2007, offered 360 owners the chance to download full game releases from its Xbox catalogue. The platform holder told IGN that it has finished its portfolio” …