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EA has high hopes for new release UEFA Euro 2008, labelling it the best football title the company has produced in 15 years. The licensed football franchise hits shelves today (April 18th) and despite England’s abysmal failure to qualify for the real tournament, EA is confident that the quality of …

PC and console accessories firm Logitech has said it is on track” to hit its target of $3 billion in revenues in fiscal 2010, after reporting record financial results for its Q4 in FY 2007-2008. In its tenth consecutive year of revenue growth, the company reported sales results of $601 …

Michael Starkenburg moves from consultant to full-time role

TOTAL SOFTWARE BY COMPANY (UNITS) 1. Electronic Arts – 13.6% 2. Nintendo – 12.1% 3. Ubisoft – 10% 4. Sega – 8.9% 5. THQ – 6.5% 6. Activision – 5.9% 7. SCE – 4.1% 8. Microsoft – 4% 9. Take 2 – 3.5% 10. Symnatec – 2.6% TOTAL SOFTWARE BY …

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Rock band Metallica have called video games – particularly Guitar Hero – f*cking way cool” – and said that the medium offers many positive things” to young people. In an interview with US music bible Rolling Stone, drummer Lars Ulrich added that Guitar Hero has allowed him to connect with …

The European video games industry must work harder to protect young people from violent software, the European Commission has concluded. Following a survey of existing measures across the 27 EU Member States, the EC called for an official code of conduct over age classification to be drawn up within two …

Founders Mark Healey and Alex Evans to present keynote on user-generated content

Revitalised developer-cum-publisher Interplay is to release a new, original Earthworm Jim game, according to 1Up . No release date has been set for Earthworm Jim 4, and no formats have been confirmed. However, the website reports that the creator of the original cult TV series Douglas TenNapel is involved in …

Konami’s Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots has been passed by the BBFC with a ‘15′ age rating. The classification was made without any cuts having to be applied to the game. On its website, the BBFC reveales that the game has a ‘total running time’ of 545m …