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We take a trip to Sheffield to find out what Kuju's Unreal Engine 3 team is cooking up on Epic's engine

Football Manager 2008 has topped the Metaboli Download to Own top ten, edging out rival Championship Manager 2008 into second place. Elsewhere, new releases Dawn of War: Soulstorm and Frontlines: Fuel of War sit in fourth and sixth respectively, whereas The Witcher makes it to third. Metaboli’s On Demand charts, …

EA’s bid for the publisher remains in the balance ahead of Take Two’s annual meeting of stockholders, as no proposals of any kind – to either accept or reject the bid – have been put forward. Take Two is expected to reveal more on the proposed takeover at the potentially …

Exec producer of Battlefield franchise to talk at event that runs on June 23rd and 24th

Popular UK mocap firm used 60 Vicon cameras for Hollywood director's new movie

Special guide to the peculiar-looking but innovative devices available to artists, designers and gamers

Despite looking rather peculiar, in the right hands haptic devices can be powerful tools when it comes improving artistsâ?? workflow efficiencyâ?¦

Research by AdverGame Network says 34 per cent of US households play online games on a weekly basis

DC Comics, the largest English language comic book publisher in the word, already has a successful line up of best-selling comics based on licensed properties. Hank Kanalz, VP & General Manager for WildStorm, a division of DC said: We’re blown away with what Sierra and developer Radical Entertainment have shown …

A Variety report has suggested that industry analysts and ‘sources close to Take Two’ are expecting the new much-hyped game will eclipse Halo 3’s $300m in first week sales. It could also topple the $404m raked in by the most recent Pirates of the Caribbean movie At World’s End within …