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A recap of the second day's headlines from the Los Angeles games trade show, as reported by our sister mag MCV

We all know why Little Johnny-friendly Nintendo quickly skirted over the fact that a GTA title would be making its way to DS , but, with the sun well and truly down here in LA, it’s fair to reflect that the shock announcement was possibly the biggest news of the …

President and chief executive officer of Activision Publishing Mike Griffith has revealed the full extent of Activision’s growth in the last year, stating that the company has tripled in size. The industry-shaking Activision Blizzard deal certainly had a major part to play in that growth, but that’s not all, said …

Having sold over two million units worldwide, Capcom is taking its new IP Lost Planet to the movies. Screenwriter David Hayter, also known to gamers as the voice of Solid Snake in Metal Gear Solid, is penning the movie, which has yet to receive a release date. Capcom president and …

Following fervent speculation that Metal Gear Solid 4 would follow Final Fantasy in becoming a PlayStation-associated brand that moves onto Xbox 360, SCEA CEO Jack Tretton has argued no other console could handle the technical demands of Konami’s the Konami title. Speaking to assembled press at the platform holder’s conference …

Nintendo has stated at its E3 Media Briefing that the success of Wii and DS has led to ‘imitators’ trying to re-create the features that have made Nintendo’s platforms the market leaders. Both Nintendo president Satoru Iwata and US boss Reggie Fils-Aime took a swipe at companies that the platform …

Jack Tretton has told the global media that no other handheld can match the PSP at Sony’s E3 ’08 Media Briefing. Having termed 2008 the ‘year of the PS3′ before unveiling several new PSN features, the SCEA boss moved on to talk about PSP, and revealed new title Resistance Retribution …

In the run-up to E3 some analysts were predicting that Xbox 360 has had its day and that the path was clear for PS3 to overtake Microsoft’s machine – but an announcement-packed E3 conference has proved that the US firm still has plenty of energy to invest in its machine. …

Sony has announced a brand new PS3 title from SOCOM developer Zipper called MAG – Massive Action Game – that will boast an astonishing 256 players online. The claims are far in excess of anything ever seen before not only on console but also on PC, and could in theory …

It was only a short trailer, but at least Sony has finally pleased fans by finally speaking openly about the PS3 version of its Herculean battler, God of War III. Though it will not be released this year, Kratos looked mightily impressive on Sony’s big screen, and fans will be …