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The internet has been ablaze this weekend with details of several apparently leaked announcements from Microsoft. Kotaku has details of an Avatar system which appears to be a more in-depth version of Nintendo’s Mii feature. Just like Mii characters, they will apparently be used in-game and it is also suggested …

Atari Inc – the US arm of the Infogrames-owned company – has posted a $23.6 million loss for FY 2007/2008, down from the previous year’s $69.7 million loss. Net revenue stood at $80.1 million versus $122.3 million in the comparable year-earlier period. For its fiscal fourth quarter, which ended March …

Award-winning Aardman animation Shaun the Sheep is set to shuffle onto DS this Christmas courtesy of D3 Publisher. The game will feature the much-loved characters from the series (including Shaun, Shirley, Timmy and Bitzer), along with areas and items based on the series. It’s also set to include touch screen …

36 more staff allegedly set to leave in Itagaki's wake

The Sun newsaper has reported that a parody of a padeophile website appears in Rockstar’s GTA IV. Under the headline ‘Video game has spoof perv site’, the newspaper reports that the ‘cheat’ allows the main character to ‘achieve’ a five-star wanted rating. It quotes an outraged fan of the series …

Sony has announced promotions for two of its senior Worldwide Studios executives, naming new heads for its European and American studio operations. Michael Denny and Scott Rohde have stepped up to become WWS region heads for Europe and America, respectively. Head over to our sister site Develop for more.

Near London uses Qube's tech to achieve highest-ever accuracy model of central London

Michael Denny and Scott Rohde step up to take senior roles overseeing each region

British newspaper's Monday editorial warns of 'Grand Theft Industry' if authorities don't act

Co-founders of Codemasters, David and Richard Darling, recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours