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E3 â??09 Rumoured project announced at Microsoftâ??s E3 press conference, â??2010â?? release date set

E3 2009: Shadow Complex developed by Utah-based subsidiary Chair

E3 '09: Ubisoft appears at Microsoft conference to announce news

505 Games will publish Cooking Mama 3 on DS across Europe this Christmas. The game will boast over 80 recipes, 200 mini-games and a four-player multiplayer from one cart. Mama provides a truly unique gameplay experience which can’t be replicated and always delivers,” commented Ian Howe, Managing Director of 505 …

E3 '09 Xbox 360 version to receive two timed exclusive DLC packages

Darrell Rodriguez, the president of LucasArts, has spoken to MCV’s sister publication Develop about the scale of the company’s plans for its Clone Wars brand. "It’s a phenominal brand and we are proud to be part of it," said Rodriguez. "It is a gigantic project for the entire Lucas family …

Speaking exclusively with MCV’s sister publication Develop, LucasArts CEO Darrell Rodriguez has set forth the company’s new push for exploiting its back catalogue of IP – confirming the rumoured Monkey Island remake, now titled The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, along the way. We’ve put an IP pipeline in …

E3 '09: Studio president Rodriguez says that now 'is better than ever' to relaunch old IP

Few things get the hype juices flowing as readily as E3, but this year has seen many of gaming’s big names turn to communications revolution Twitter to crank up the excitement ahead of their big reveals. For instance, in the last few hours alone we’ve had the likes of: Sony …

Almost a year ago, LucasArts appointed former EA LA man Darrell Rodriguez as president. Yet since taking the role pverseeing the studioâ??s creative teams he has not given an interview â?? until now. As E3 starts, he spoke to Develop about LucasArtsâ?? new strategy around IP new and oldâ?¦