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Ubisoft and Namco Bandai’s SoulCalibur IV has hit the top spot in the official ChartTrack/ELSPA All Formats in its debut week. The title – which contains playable Star Wars characters – represents the first All Formats No.1 for the SoulCalibur franchise since SoulCalibur II, which was released on GameCube, PS2 …

Nintendo fans rejoice – the next addition to the Japanese company’s family of home consoles may be here sooner than you think. The platform holder’s president Satoru Iwata has admitted that the firm is hard at work on a follow-up to the all-conquering, motion-sensing system. However, Iwata added that current …

Iwata admits follow-up to next-gen system is â??being worked onâ??

Variety reports that Ghostbusters IP holder Sony Pictures is exploring options to release the much-anticipated game next year. Last week Activision Blizzard made public its decision to drop the title – which had originally been slated for an autumn 2008 release – as part of its restructuring process. The Variety …

EA CEO John Riccitiello has admitted that he doesn’t like some of Activision Blizzard’s business practices – and stated that, when it comes to the right business model, his company has the winning formula”. Speaking to MTV, Riccitiello also stated that the battle between the platform holders – including Apple …

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has won North American distribution rights to Turbine Entertainment’s self-published Lord of the Rings Online retail expansion pack, Mines of Moria. Midway had handled distribution of the original game. The expansion will be released this autumn as both a ‘complete’ and ‘collector’s edition’ boxed product, with …

Vast development empire overseen by Activision Blizzard touted as key advantage over rivals

Chip giant gives technical details of forthcoming many-core project

It could be the end of the road for new ideas on Wii: Nintendo President Satoru Iwata (pictured) has admitted that Wii Music is Shigeru Miyamoto’s last idea for the console. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Iwata also revealed that Nintendo is not likely to launch many …

Chudley says studio was sold â??to ensure security for its employees and their familiesâ??