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Microsoft is looking to acquire an Israeli imaging company in a bid to ‘anxiously outdo the Wii’ according to new reports on the web this morning. According to a report in the Israel press, the format-holder is looking to buying 3DV Systems and its camera-based motion-sensing technology and integrate it …

Mass Effect is set to become the latest addition to Microsoft’s Classics range for Xbox 360 on March 20th. ShopTo has revealed a two-disc edition of the sci-fi RPG will be retail at 19.99 and features a wealth of additional content, according to Eurogamer. Extras will include the Bring Down …

This week has seen the beginning of a potentially important legal case that could see the momentum in the battle against IP and copyrighted material theft swing back in favour rights holders. Swedish prosecutors on Monday set out their case against The Pirate Bay, the internet’s leading BitTorrent file-sharing site, …

But format-holder refuses to comment on speculation surrounding 3D camera acquisition

Playing computer games in later life may substantially cut the risk of dementia, according to a new study. Activities which exercise the brain, including reading novels and playing computer games, can have a protective effect on the mind and help prevent memory loss, it says. By contrast, watching television for …

Midway has received approval from the US Bankruptcy Court to use its cash collateral so it can continue to operate as usual. Midway asked the bankruptcy court for protection from its creditors last week, although the publisher’s non-US operations remain unaffected. The approval allows the firm to honour obligations such …

Masahiro Sakuraiâ??s new studio Sora becomes a first party Nintendo developer

Robot Entertainment working on new RTS content plus new IP

US studio Terminal Reality puts proprietary tech on the market for licensing

Square Enix’s bid for UK publisher Eidos took another step forward this morning with the news that it had secured the support of another major shareholder in the firm. Today the Japanese firm – which last werk announced its intention to buy the ailing Britsoft firm for around 84m, confirming …