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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 …

E3'09: Realtime Worlds said it would never happen. At E3, Microsoft showed it has.

Pixologic teases new version upgrades, starting with new app bridge GoZ

Hollywood studio Paramount wants in on the games biz â?? and plans to build its reputation with development deals, hiring former Eidos and Kuju man John Kavanagh to lead its efforts. Tim Ingham caught up with him to find out what we can expect as movies and games collideâ?¦

Microsoft has unveiled the sequel to its award-winning Crackdown. The game’s trailer was briefly shown during the platform holder’s pre-E3 press conference, and is due for release in 2010. Crackdown 2 brings back its trademark open world gameplay but with revamped cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes We know that your …

UK studios converge to battle over who's the cleverest - have you booked your place yet?

Microsoft might have wowed E3 attendees this morning with news of its Project Natal 3D camera, but Ubisoft said at its press event today that it didn’t want to wait until Christmas 2010 to innovate with camera interfaces. Instead, it is launching its own device, specifically for the Wii, later …

E3'09: Rez creator's Q Entertainment signed for secret project

E3'09: New MMO APB is publisher's latest dev deal