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Activision Blizzard might not be a member of E3-organiser the ESA, but that hasn’t stopped it from making a bid to, in the word of one insider, ‘own’ the event. E3 starts today with press conferences from publishers and format-holders – but Activision didn’t want to wait. So along with …

E3 '09: New PlayStation Portable puts emphasis on shorter games to attract studios

At its investor briefing today, Activision further detailed its collaboration with superstar musicians Jay-Z and Eminem on DJ Hero- and revealed that a premium SKU featuring their music will also be available at retail. Last week it emerged that the two were to serve as consultants to developer FreeStyle Games …

E3 '09: CEO Kotick kick-starts E3 with bold investor event detailing market growth

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 …