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The infamous R4 card, a device that allows DS owners to play pirated games and homebrew applications, has been successfully banned from sale in Japan. Kotaku reports that the Tokyo District Court has granted an injunction against the manufacturers of the R4 that makes it illegal for it to be …

Last chance to submit ideas for July's big games development conference

No longer just a programming niche, deferred rendering is becoming an increasingly popular technique on consoles tooâ?¦

Geniaware founded, picks Emergent's Gamebryo for first projects

Sixth annual version of B2B event in the USA has attendees from around the world

Black Rock Studios director of technology, on maximising your employment prospects

RETAIL STORES owned and operated by Microsoft are on the way to major European cities such as London – and the format-holder has confirmed to MCV it will be selling Xbox 360 games, hardware and PC titles through the new outlets. Last week, the firm announced plans to open a …

Nintendo of America has dated a number of its upcoming big releases for the next quarter, and it’s Punch Out’s arrival on May 18th that leads the way. The Punch Out brand is one of Nintendo’s most fondly remembered but least exploited, and seems ideally suited to the motion sending …

Microsoft has confirmed that Xbox 360 exclusive action title Ninja Blade will be released in the UK on April 3rd with an RRP of 44.99. In addition, the game will see a playable demo released for download on Xbox Live on March 9th. Ninja Blade is developed by FromSoftware, which …

Laura Bradley has been appointed as UK product manager at Atari. She previously worked at ad agency Cogent Elliot, where she was responsible for accounts with luxury brands such as Land Rover. Her responsibilities at Atari will include all UK marketing activity across the publisher’s 2009 line-up, including Tekken 6, …