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Search engine behemoth Google is set to buy Half-Life developer Valve, according to The Inquirer . The news would be the latest in Google’s ascent into the interactive entertainment space, following the announcement of virtual worlds platform Lively. Valve owns content distribution system Steam – the de facto PC games …

In the third part of The Guardian’s recent interview with current EA Sports boss and former Sega and Microsoft gaming head Peter Moore, the charismatic figure has admitted that the price of the hard drive in the original Xbox was the main factor that forced the company to make an …

Expresses dissatisfaction with Age of Conan; Anarchy Online director to take over reigns

Its price is to be cut in the UK this Friday , and it recently pipped PS3 in the US August sales battle – but now Xbox 360 has managed its most staggering victory yet by topping Wii in the weekly Japanese hardware charts to become the nation’s best selling …

A new survey from Pew Internet & American Life Project has shown just how deeply gaming has infiltrated North American life – with the results suggesting that 97 per cent of 12 to 17 year olds are active gamers. The results were fairly consistent amongst various ethnic groups, and even …

Peter Moore claims the skilled UK team is no longer important to modern gamers

Web giant wants Half-Life creator's digital distribution platform Steam says report

Woolworths has reported group losses of almost 100 million for the six months to the start of August. Sales for the retail business were 660.7 million in the half-year, down 3.2 per cent like-for-like. The company’s entertainment wholesale and publishing arm – including its BBC Worldwide joint venture 2entertain – …

Digital Molecular Matter available for game engines and as Maya plug-in

What have been the highlights for Rising Star over the past 12 months? Did any titles perform beyond expectations? The last 12 months have brought us many highlights, including the continuing sales by Nintendo of Harvest Moon DS, which means that we have now sold in excess of half a …