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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

MMO developer hires new CFO experienced in selling companies

Electronic Arts has announced it will release EA Sports MMA on Xbox 360 and PS3 in 2010. The latest addition to the EA Sports roster was unveiled during the publisher’s E3 press conference. It will deliver an authentic experience of mixed martial arts through a range of well-known fighting styles …

Sony will unveil its own competitor to the Wii Remote controller at its E3 conference this evening, according to our sources. Allegedly the format-holder has already briefed developers on the device. The new controller has been described to us as being a wand-like device for the PS3. It’s an all …

Ubisoft will publish No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle in the US. Rising Star Games holds the publishing rights for the game in the UK and Europe, with the title due for release in 2010. Both publishers were responsible for releasing the original game in their respective territories, which went …