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In an interview with Gamasutra , director of product management for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live has stressed that Wii is nothing more than a ‘novelty’, while talking up 360 as the console that Wii owners will graduate to. "Everyone says that eventually the novelty will wear off, right? I …

Localised DS games for Korea planned while Sony will help train Taiwanese developers

Lucasfilm's game development studio in the region certainly thinks so

Game, which also works on pogo.com, looks to trump unofficial Scrabulous

Money 'vital for helping the sector perform against global competition' will be spent on a variety of projects

Sony is giving a lucky MCV reader the chance to win a PS3 with Buzz! Quiz TV, whilst four runners up can take home a copy of the game. What’s the new online mode called in Buzz PS3? a) Sofa vs Sofa b) Teapot vs Kettle c) Earth vs The Flying …

UK retailer Argos has confirmed that staff at four of its major distribution centres are to stage a series of 24 hour strikes – a move that is expected to cause the firm severe disruption”, according to The Retail Bulletin . The Basildon, Bridgwater, Heywood and Magna Park distribution centres …

Following Sony’s decision to pull its 2.40 firmware update for PS3, CVG is reporting that PlayStation customer support is saying that the firm will release an updated 2.41 patch this Wednesday. Many 2.40 users successfully downloaded the update last week and have since been able to access features such as …

Codemasters CEO Rod Cousens will host a session celebrating the success and standing of the UK’s development industry at this year’s Edinburgh Interactive Festival. The session, entitled Driving Success for UK Studios” will see Cousens discuss the recent progress and success of Codemasters, which saw the firm win at the …

Nintendo has targeted the Asian market outside of Japan with new DS consoles and simulation titles, according to Japanese paper Nikkei. As reported by Thompson Financial, the platform-holder has developed localised DS systems for the Taiwan market, and will debut them in mobile phone stores this month. China will also …