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The Entertainment Software Association paid over $5 million last year to move its annual expo from Los Angeles to Santa Monica – only to bring the show back to the city’s Convention Center for this year. That’s according to IRS documents obtained by games news blog Kotaku, which show that …

President Yoichi Wada reiterates long-running expansion plans and bid to grow international empire

Publisher giant talks up unique relationship that sees Platinum 'exclusive' but 'creatively independent'

New worldwide research has revealed that the brand power of PlayStation is as strong as ever, as it remains the aspirational console of choice for teens. Nearly 60,000 teenagers between the ages of 11 and 18 across 31 markets took part in a survey conducted by youth-oriented virtual world Habbo, …

Rockstar’s GTA IV has enjoyed a third week at the top of ChartTrack/ELSPA’s All Formats chart in the UK. The free-roaming title keeps Wii Fit in second spot – despite a dip in sales of 41 per cent. However, Nintendo’s health-promoting title also suffers on the High Street, with sales …

The advent of the next generation has meant our world of pre-rendered CG and the world of the real-time video games have been pushed so much closer together. The PS3 is capable of such amazing graphic quality that throughout the whole games industry the bar on production values has been …

Activision and Vivendi might have dropped out , but it looks like every other heavyweight in the publishing world will still be involved in this year’s E3. Organisers the Entertainment Software Association has released the full list of exhibitors, and all the big hitters are on there – including LucasArts, …

Some good news for Disney has come out of this week’s Box Office in the US – as Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian knocks off Iron Man from the top of the charts. Iron Man has been brought to console with some success by Sega, and has steadily moved up …

Our latest studio profile covers the UK indie's relationship with Japanese giant

The final of Kuju's studios to get a rebrand, we take a look at what the Wii specialist has in store for the future...