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Better trade relations and a line-up of key titles that will excite retail are being promised by the new UK management team leading Codemasters in 2009. The publisher is building up to one of its most prolific years ever, with open world racer FUEL arriving in May, Operation Flashpoint 2 …

Sony has announced that its PlayStation Network now boasts over 20 million registered accounts, successfully establishing it as a robust network business platform”. It has taken two years and three months to reach the milestone, and expansion has been accelerating. After one year and two months PSN’s user base stood …

Senior executive to discuss Canadian games industry's evolution

We’ve had epilepsy and ‘vibration finger’, and now the latest medical condition to be linked to gaming is all over the press, who have given it the soundbite-pleasing name of PlayStation Rash. The Mirror, amongst others, reports on a new skin condition” that is apparently the result of long periods …

EA has shuffled its UK team, with well-known EA Sports marketing boss Dan Holman becoming EA group marketing director for Ireland. Holman will oversee all marketing for Ireland, but will continue to be based in the UK. He will report to EA marketing director for the UK and Ireland, Stuart …

Publisher Activision Blizzard has dated the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings, which will be released on May 22nd on Wii, DS, PSP and PS2. Also pencilled in are DS title Animal Planet: Emergency Vets (April 24th), Monsters vs. Aliens (May 27th) and movie tie-in X_Men Origins: Wolverine …

Koch Media has signed up as Event Partner for this year’s MCV Awards. The big night take place at The Brewery, London on April 23rd. Codemasters and Gem have previously announced their support of the event, signing up as Exclusive Pre-Drinks Partners, whilst Nintendo is sponsoring the Retail category of …

Whereas Nintendo’s DS has traditionally been the casual gamer’s handheld of choice, Sony has made clear that it is serious about making inroads into the portable casual sector, too. As part of its shock triple-A lineup for PSP announced today, Sony has also confirmed some very casual-specific SKUs targeting the …

As if the sudden announcement of LittleBigPlanet, Motorstorm, Assassin’s Creed and a new Buzz for PSP was not enough, it has also been confirmed that EA’s Rock Band is on its way to the machine, too. Dubbed Rock Band Unplugged, it’s the first portable version of the popular musical instrument …

Two big PlayStation 3 franchises are heading to PSP, Sony has this afternoon confirmed, with LittleBigPlanet and Motorstorm launching on the device later this year. The handheld version of LittleBigPlanet will be seemingly the same as its PS3 brother, allowing users to create and share game levels. MotorStorm: Arctic Edge, …