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GTA IV sold almost double the number of units on Xbox 360 as it did on PS3 in the US in May. According to data from sales monitor NPD, the Rockstar title shifted 871,300 copies on Microsoft’s system, whilst selling 442,900 on Sony’s console. Nintendo’s Mario Kart and Wii Fit …

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Activision is massively expanding its Guitar Hero team as the franchise continues to grow rapidly throughout the UK and Europe. The firm has a wide portfolio of new Guitar Hero SKUs on the way and is pushing the brand across as many different territories as possible. As result, it is …

Sony’s foray into the handheld market is still going strong, and with the sunny summer months offering the perfect opportunity for some al fresco gaming – not to mention the need to stave off boredom during those arduous journeys abroad – MCV took the opportunity to talk to Sony about …

Microsoft’s corporate VP of global marketing Jeff Bell is to leave the company at the end of the summer. In the interim – while Microsoft searches for Bell’s replacement – his team of Matt Barlow, Charlotte Stuyvenberg and Jim Merrick, will take up his responsibilities and carry forward global marketing …

Popular global Microsoft Game Studios boss Shane Kim has been promoted to a new business development position – with European studios manager Phil Spencer set to switch back to the US to replace him. Kim will assume the role of corporate VP of strategy and business development for Microsoft’s Interactive …

European dev boss Phil Spencer leaves territory for global role as Shane Kim moves up

The reason behind Xbox 360’s product recall may have finally been fully explained. Speaking at the Design Automation Conference in California this week, Bryan Lewis, research vice president and chief analyst at Gartner, said that the problem started in a graphic chip. According to the EE Times, Microsoft designed the …

ELSPA has flown in the face of Dr. Tanya Byron’s recommendations by stating that adoption of the pan-European PEGI age ratings system for games sold in store and online is ‘crucial’ for the UK industry. Director General Paul Jackson praised the UK Government’s decision to review the prospect of Canada-style …