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Publisher LucasArts is busy preparing its biggest licensing programme for its upcoming video game epic, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. The title is due out on September 19th on PSP, Wii, DS, PS3, Xbox 360 and PS2, and Lucas is treating the game as if it’s a full theatrical release, …

Long-rumoured but still unconfirmed Pandemic game failed to capture current Batman buzz

Motion capture studio joins UK developers' trade association

Legendary designer to talk about the development of Wii Music; Capcomâ??s Keiji Inafune to also speak

Microsoft has announced that Fable II will be released in North America and the UK in October. The title will ship to US retailers on October 21st and UK stores three days later. The platform holder said that subsequent release dates throughout the rest of the world would arrive ‘in …

An officially licensed Dark Knight game does exist – according to both an insider at EA studio Pandemic and Batman movie actor Gary Oldman. No evidence of the game tie-in has been offered by either Electronic Arts or franchise owner Warner Bros. The movie release has smashed Box Office records …

Consumers are another step closer to experiencing PS3 Home, as Sony allows users to submit an application to join the service today. Later today, the PS Store will be updated with a Home theme which, when downloaded, lets users submit an application to join the Home Beta test community. Sony’s …

Bomberman creator expands iPhone line-up with latest App Store title

Can you tell us about the new structure of cdv? Christian Gloe: We have completely restructured and expanded our operation in Europe. Traditionally, cdv was known as a German-based PC centric publisher; now we have products across all platforms with dedicated offices in the key territories. We have established offices …

The president and CEO of Warner Bros. parent Time Warner has boasted that the company can tempt the talent it needs” away from rival games companies – adding that the sector is to become an increasingly important part of the entertainment giant’s business. Speaking to investors in an Earnings call, …