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Sony’s director of hardware marketing John Koller has complimented the new features of Nintendo’s new DSi – but questioned whether the console will significantly expand the firm’s audience. Speaking to Gizmodo, Koller discussed the lukewarm reception Nintendo received after their last hardware revision – the DS Lite – and the …

Supermarket chain Morrisons has slashed the price of FIFA ’09 on PlayStation 3 to 25, MCV can reveal. The deal is set to run for two weeks, and follows Tesco and Asda’s FIFA price promotions, which came to an end on Monday. This offer was a last minute decision,” explained …

Departure sparks product development reshuffle, with three key execs promoted to new roles

Katie Morgan joins middleware firm as new VP of sales and marketing

Iconic Japanese developer to use engine on forthcoming EA collaboration

Nintendo of America head says that the company's global development staffing has increased

Too Human developer is reshuffling for 'new and exciting' projects says boss Dyack

EA has kicked off the race to grab the Christmas No.1 spot by taking FIFA 09 straight to the top of the official UK Top 40 Chart. Last week’s No.1, LucasArts’ Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, drops to second in the ELSPA/GFK-Chart-Track ranking. Other than FIFA, there isn’t a single …

IGN is reporting that Rockstar has dated Manhunt 2’s UK release for October 31st, 2008. The title will arrive on Wii, PS2 and PSP on the date – which is exactly a year after the game was released in the US. The game is the edited second edition of the …

Nintendo has confirmed that new downloadable and boxed software for its DSi console will be region-locked. A spokesperson for the firm told CVG: "DSi software (software that is only compatible with DSi) is region locked, eg: European DSi software can only be played on European DSi consoles. "Nintendo DS software …