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As Microsoft continues its push into the family market, the company has unveiled two new colours for its popular Xbox 360 joypad. The controllers will retail for $64.99 in the US and come bundled with rechargeable batteries and Play & Charge kits – cables that allow gamers to continue playing …

The share price of Japanese RPG specialist Square Enix saw its steepest rise in over a month yesterday on news that the firm is to release the madly anticipated Final Fantasy XIII on both Xbox 360 and PS3 . Bloomberg reports that the company’s share price rose 5.2 per cent …

Claims that Microsoft was planning to announce a brand new Master Chief-less Halo title at E3 proved way off the mark – and further bad news for Halo fans came in the shape of confirmation that hotly anticipated FPS Halo Wars has slipped until next year. The new release date …

Mirroring the deal Microsoft struck with Rockstar for Grand Theft Auto IV downloadable content exclusivity, the firm has announced that DLC for the upcoming Fallout 3 will be exclusive to Xbox 360 and PC. Bethesda’s Todd Howard said of the move: "We love Xbox Live Marketplace. We’re happy to announce …

E3 08: Format-holder confirms Inis-made karaoke game Lips and Codemasters/Zoe Mode game You're In The Movies

E3 08: New game helps flesh out 'best ever' downloadable line up that includes new Bizarre-developed Geometry Wars game

E3 08: New publishing deal for famed independent studio via growing EA Partners label

E3 08: Nintendo's Wii MotionPlus to offer more accurate mapping of movements in 3D space

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

As Don Mattrick kicked off E3 today at Microsoft’s media briefing at the LA Convention Centre this morning, one thing was clear – despite fevered rumour mongering, the platform holder believes it is software, not hardware, that will finally see Xbox become a real contender in the casual space. The …