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Major retailers Play, Zavvi and HMV have slashed the prices on leading game software and hardware in time for the summer. HMV has slashed 70 per cent off certain titles, with 360 title Lost on sale for 17.99 and the Wii edition of Speed Racer on offer for 14.99. Play.com …

Though we know the game is in production , there’s to date been no word on when we might expect God of War 3 to be revealed – but online rumours are now pointing to a debut airing for the title at next month’s E3 show. CVG reports that a …

Japanese giant picks engine for second Western-developed project

Microsoft has revealed Michael Delman as corporate vice president of global marketing for Interactive Entertainment Business (IEB) following the departure of Jeff Bell two weeks ago. Charged with driving initiatives to market Microsoft Game Studios and grow the Xbox and Games For Windows platforms and brands, Delman will start in …

A leading production exec at animated movie studio Pixar has praised gaming’s evolution – and admitted that the quality of visual technology is catching up” with cinemas. However, Ralph Eggleston, production designer behind Pixar’s upcoming movie, Wall-E, added that video games still lacked a strong narrative story” – and predicted …

Munich-based studio working on 'concrete projects and game prototypes'

Head of new Sao Paulo studio says French publisher could establish more teams in Brazil

Load-time reducing FileMajik Pro SDK to be available to all licensed PS3 developers

Sony is busy working on a PlayStation-branded phone, according to company insiders. Marketing Week reports that the phone will incorporate elements of the PlayStation Portable (PSP) and could hit the shelves in time for Christmas 2009. MW quotes ‘sources in Japan and Korea’ which say Sony is working on converting …

Oft-rumored device in development, say insiders