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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, …

NaturalMotion's tech to be used on simulation project under contract to DARPA

The hype is still building for the fifith iteration in the Call Of Duty series, World At War, but Activision’s CEO Bobby Kotick has already confirmed that a sixth game is being lined up for 2009. In an earnings call with investors, Kotick also said that the title would follow …

Texture painting and on-target display head improvement roster

Develop Award winning digital download team targets more formats