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Speakers from Arenanet, Blitz Games, Linden Labs, CCP and Jagex set for July 29th event

Sierra has teamed up with MCV to offer five lucky readers a copy of the game on Xbox 360 and PS3 – and a very cool Bourne T-shirt. To be in with a shout answer the following question: Who wrote the Bourne novels? A) Robert LudlumB) Robert WagnerC) Robert Williams …

Square Enix has launched the official website for upcoming release Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII. The portal offers fans information about the game’s story and the latest news and pre-order deals – as well as media assets and free game related downloads. Crisis Core is due for a European release …

Sega is embarking on its first re-marketing of a catalogue title in a bid to keep Mario and Sonic in the UK All Formats top five until Christmas. The ambitious target has been set after the Wii and DS title clocked up 1.2m sales in the UK since launch last …

SCE boss points to internal studio innovations as key in driving PS3 forward

Studio will reportedly also play a key role in CG film and TV show productions

Speaking after a Netflix analyst event in San Francisco, Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter is convinced that the movie rental company will soon team up with Microsoft over Xbox Live. As reported by GameDaily, Pachter said in a research note: "The company is investing heavily in building its online …

PC/Mac and iPhone engine expands into console space

Publisher's wireless division wants to add new features which improve gameplay

Nintendo’s US senior director of product development Tom Prata has revealed there are about 100” games in development for the firm’s WiiWare service. According to Prata, the games are at various stages of completion”. He ruled out the introduction of a ‘try-before-you-buy’ trial demo system for each game. Speaking to …