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EA has dated the release of its anticipated expansion to the hugely popular PC FPS Crysis – and the surprise news is that Europeans will get access on September 12th, four full days ahead of those in North America. That’s according to Joystiq, who also reports that the title will …

Sega of America CEO Simon Jeffery has clarified comments made this week over the reported departure of development stalwart Yu Suzuki from the company. Jeffery has now corrected those stories, confirming that Yu Suzuki still holds a senior position at the company. "I can safely say that Yu Suzuki is …

Another major planned Sierra release appears to have gone the way of Ghostbusters – with Activision Blizzard making no mention of a sequel to Scarface: The World Is Yours in its confirmed list of adopted Vivendi titles. According to Variety blog Cut Scene – which claims a ‘high level source’ …

New tech to offer unparalleled human likeness in real-time

Toxik goes 2009 while ImageModeler makes its first showing in the Autodesk fold

Sony has announced that Freeview PVR device PlayTV will launch on September 19th in the UK for 69.99. According to a post on official Sony site Three Speech, the PS3 device allows ‘recorded content to be transferred to your PSP, or viewed remotely with Remote Play – something we reckon …

"Developers have expressed frustration and disappointment" with Intel for 'many years' claims graphics giant

Nvidia has issued to the press a statement it hopes will raise questions amongst the minds of developers about the claims Intel is making about its new Larrabee processor. Here, we reproduce the full - and of course subjective - statementâ?¦

Matthew Cushway, Tesco PlayStation 2 still has a key part to play in the gaming market this year . It seems some people forget that for a large number of young families the outlay for a new console is a major decision and is simply not an option in the …

The Sims 2: Double Deluxe has hit the top spot in the US PC charts this week, beating out Nancy Drew, according to the latest NPD data. The full top ten for week ending August 2nd reads: 1. The Sims 2: Double Deluxe – EA 2. Nancy Drew: The Phantom …