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Stats from Gfk Retail and Technology Japan have revealed that in the first week of November Blu-ray disc recording hardware outsold DVD recorders for the first time. In the same period last year Blu-ray disc recorders accounted for just ten per cent of the market, but falling prices in recent …

Simutronicsâ?? platform to power LucasArtsâ?? story-driven MMO

Acclaimed American film director Steven Spielberg has spoken at length about his seemingly deep interest in video games, but also criticised the way in which gaming still draws a huge dividing line between narrative and gameplay. I play a lot of action games,” Spielberg told Yahoo!. There have been a …

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Chinese developer listed as one of 100 â??most promisingâ?? Asian tech companies

Square Enix has announced the next entry in its long-running RPG series, Dragon Quest, will be released on Wii, and could be exclusive to the platform. The revelation was made at the publisher’s recent press conference where the series creator Yuji Horii confirmed Dragon Quest X will appear on Nintendo’s …

Following the warning that its Q4 and annual fiscal results are likely to fall short of the numbers it had previously predicted, EA had stated that it will reduce the number of titles it releases next year – though it stressed that most of its new IP is safe. Having …

October date set for gathering of Chinese and international developers

Vision Engine 7 leads firm to anticipate doubling of previous year's turnover

Leading publisher EA has confirmed that disappointing sales of its key software titles means it expects both its net revenue and earnings for the current Q4 period to be below numbers previously forecast by the firm. The firm now expects its net revenue for the fiscal year ending January 31st …