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E3'09: Film director lauds Microsoftâ??s Natal, but is currently working with Ubisoft for the upcoming Tintin title

The news that the next chapter in the Metal Gear Solid series is heading to Xbox 360 is certainly extremely good use for the platform, but fans shouldn’t be expecting that title to be an Xbox 360 exclusive. Spong spotted a quote in a recent G4 interview with Microsoft’s VP …

Electronic Arts revealed EA Sports Active has achieved worldwide sales of over 600,000 units in less than two weeks. This accomplishment was announced during the company’s E3 press conference, with EA Sports president Peter Moore declaring the publisher was delighted by the overwhelming response” to the Wii fitness game. This …

Nintendo has announced that sales of DSi have taken just eight weeks to reach the one million mark across Europe – five weeks quicker than the Nintendo DS Lite took to reach the milestone. In addition, almost 500,000 Nintendo DS and DS Lites have been sold across Europe in the …

E3'09 EA Sports MMA promised to be the publisherâ??s â??next global franchiseâ??

While the first two versions of its ProFX procedural texturing technology didnâ??t set the middleware world alight, the re-tooled, rebranded and refocused Substance Air is on course to tap into the growing digital download market, Ed Fear discoversâ?¦

Ubisoft has announced Assassin’s Creed II will arrive on November 17th, 2009. The release date for the highly anticipated sequel to the 2007 hit was revealed during a trailer at the publisher’s E3 press conference. The game is due for release on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. This time the …

Halo Reach, Metal Gear Solid Rising, Left 4 Dead 2, Twitter – it’s hard to pick a highlight from microsoft’s excellent E3 presentation last night, but certainly the motion-sensing Natal camera is a prime contender. Those who have since toyed with Milo, Peter Molyneux’s AI-based creation built around the Natal …

Hollywood director James Cameron told the assembled crowds at E3 that Ubisoft was the perfect creative partner for the tie-in to his highly anticipated Avatar movie. The game will then be shown to selected media behind close doors in its full true-to-life 3D glory. Technically, we have a lot in …

E3'09 Suda 51â??s latest project promises busier screens and a duel-wielding antihero; dated for first half of 2010