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President of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Martin Tremblay believes that LEGO Batman will kickstart the media giant’s assualt on the market – and that more studio acquisitions will help the new publisher compete with the trade’s existing big guns. Following its acquisition of TT Games for an estimated 100m last …

Microsoft’s German Xbox 360 product manager Boris Schneider-Johne has declared that console exclusives are not only rarer, but also ‘less important’ in today’s games marketplace. In an interview with Golem.de, Schneider-Johne discussed Microsoft’s views on the falling importance of console exclusives. In the past, in the eighties and nineties, that …

Will Wright will be touching down at HMV Oxford Street at 12.30pm on Wednesday September 3rd for a Q&A session ahead of Spore’s release on Friday (September 5th). The event will be restricted to 200 fans, who can pick up a wristband for the event from 9.00am on the morning …

External specialists can bring big benefits to game developers, but both sides need to protect their future business interests before they start working togetherâ?¦

The Creative Ã?rban Suite will 'unlock your inner urban planner'

THQ latest to establish Asian foothold, with new publishing and development activities via Shanghai office

Beta version of service to offer Series 60 app developers access to tools, device specs and technical support

Strong Bad selling more on WiiWare; says Nintendo partnership has been 'great'

Driving Theory Training for Nintendo DS was released last week, and publisher Atari has confirmed to MCV that they are already looking at next year’s update. The game failed to make an impact on the ChartTrack Top 40 this week, however Atari’s Lee Kirton insists that he never expected the …

Sony has revealed its new Wireless Headset for the PS3 will launch October 30th in Japan, but has yet to confirm when the headset will reach UK shores. Priced at 5,000 Yen, the Wireless Headset will be compatible with PS3 titles like Resistance 2, SOCOM: Confrontation, Motorstorm: Pacific Rift and …