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Electronics Arts will bring the fourth in its Fight Night series to Xbox 360 and PS3 next year. The title is being developed at EA Canada in Vancouver under the EA Sports brand and features some of the greatest boxers in history fighting in their prime – including Mike Tyson. …

New DICE action game shuns internal tech for Epic's engine

Protothea to launch on Nintendo's new WiiWare service

French AI firm now part of the family as attention turns to building new Autodesk middleware team

XNA-based game uses sound to portray game elements

Purchase of 2D-to-3D imagining tech will boost firm's commitment to games and entertainment industries

GTA IV has become the most lucrative entertainment launch of all time – dwarfing best-ever releases in music, video and literature. Take Two has confirmed that GTA IV sold six million units globally in its first week – with an estimated retail value of more than $500 million. The title …

The Daily Mail has attacked one of the more traditionally innocent cornerstones of our industry – the humble Nintendo DS. After years of being praised across the national media for its family-friendly qualities, the newspaper’s Rosie Millard calls the console a toxic drug” in her first-person piece about her experience …

Visual arts competition challenges students to imagine next-next-gen

President and CEO of THQ Brian Farrell has pointed the finger at Nintendo’s successful first party software for making the kids’ video games market extremely competitive”. In a Q4 earnings call with investors, Farrell cited Nintendo’s software success as a reason why THQ’s traditionally strong kids’ business did not meet …