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Warner Bros Interactive has snapped up erstwhile Bastion exec Mark Ward as UK PR manager. Ward left Bastion after 13 years earlier this month. Head of games at WBIE UK Spencer Crossley said: We are delighted to have Mark on board. He brings an unrivalled wealth of PR experience to …

Sony is to ramp up its emphasis on PSP’s impressive video on demand technology next month with the launch of two new bundles concentrating on the Go!View service. Arriving on May 8th, the Go!View pack will include a black PSP-3000, 2GB Memory Stick Duo, mini USB cable and two month …

The most popular video games now outsell films and DVDs. The game Grand Theft Auto IV alone sold around six million copies in its first week on worldwide release, grossing more than $500m. Game sales are predicted to rise 12% this year to create a market worth $36bn, compared to …

Microsoft is to launch a brand new Xbox 360 Elite SKU at North American retail next month called the Xbox 360 Game of the Year Bundle. The package, which was announced by Major Nelson, includes an Elite Xbox 360 console, which as always will come in black and include a …

Bethesda has surprised one and all this afternoon with the shock announcement of a brand new Fallout title for PC and next-consoles next year. Dubbed Fallout: New Vegas, the game is not a sequel to last year’s massively popular Fallout 3, and will instead be a standalone title ‘set in …

Fallout: New Vegas set for release on Xbox 360, Ps3 and PC in 2010

Free-to-play shooter Cross Fire to feature in-game advertising

Nintendo’s Wii Fit is enjoying its third straight week at the top of the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 this week, brining the total amount of number ones enjoyed by the title to 12 – with eight coming in 2009. EA’s The Godfather II manages to hold on to …

Mobile analytics firm offering advice on adding popular search terms in a gameâ??s description

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