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E3 '09: Morhaime says community and audience-driven development boost the bottom line

Koch’s Deep Silver publishing label has snapped up the rights to distribute the game based on TV show Prison Break. The game, commissioned in 2007, was cancelled by original publisher Brash – a Hollywood firm which made bold claims about improving the quality of licensed games, only to fail miserably …

And Slovenia studio has scored a publishing deal to secure TV tie-in's release

E3 '09: Images and footage of Sonyâ??s John Koller discussing the new handheld hit the web

Video footage and hi-res pictures of the anticipated PSP redesign, the PSP Go, have emerged online ahead of Sony’s planned reveal at E3 next Tuesday. VG247 got hold of a Qore video that was supposed to be posted on the US version of PSN immediately after the platform holder’s E3 …

The doors of this year’s E3 Expo open on Monday at midday (US time) – and if you’re one of the lucky ones going, you will be among the first to test-drive the newest products and latest technologies from the world’s leading interactive entertainment companies. But are you fully prepared …

Sony Computer Entertainment America president Jack Tretton has called for a return to the ‘exciting floor show’ of bygone E3 Expos. Tretton’s comments echo those of EA Sports’s Peter Moore and THQ’s Ian Curran, who have both demanded that the event regain some razzmatazz” and strut and swagger”. Last year’s …

After an at times turbulent four years on the market Sony Online Entertainment is to turn off the servers to virtual world The Matrix Online on July 31st. Now we’ve seen how far the rabbit hole goes and it’s time to wake up from that dream (or go back to …

Rap superstars Jay-Z and Eminem are to feature in Activision’s upcoming DJ Hero. The game, which is due at the end of the year on PS3, PS2, Xbox 360 and Wii, is already set to feature songs from the Beastie Boys, KRS-One, Blondie, N.E.R.D, Gorillaz, DJ Shadow and DJ AM. …

Eidos has confirmed to MCV that Batman: Arkham Asylum will be released on August 28th in Europe – and three days earlier in North America. Fans will be pleased to hear that Eidos stuck to its word on the title – after initially delaying the release to the ‘end of …