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Amazon is selling Xbox 360 Arcade for 149.99 and Xbox 360 Pro for 189.99, listing the RRPs at 159.99 and 199.99 respectively. The online retailer is also selling Xbox 360 Elite for 249.99, with an RRP of 259.99. The original RRP for the Arcade, Pro and Elite was previously set …

It appears that a third instalment to Sony’s Getways series is still on the way to PS3 after all. Though the platform holder had never said anything to the contrary, the fact that it’s been almost two years since the firm spoke of the title had lead to much speculation. …

Ubisoft will publish My Health Coach: Weight Management for Nintendo DS this summer. The game is being developed by Ubisoft’s Montreal studio, with help from a fitness coach and nutritionist. The publisher hopes the game will help tackle the growing obesity problem. The game will feature trivia, hints and tips, …

Take Two announced a generous severance package for its employees as a result of EA’s $2 billion bid for the company. The Financial Times reports that in a regulatory filing late on Friday, Take Two said its Board had approved a package for employees in the event that they lose …

From the moment Toshiba confirmed the death of HD-DVD many have been expecting an Xbox 360 Blu-Ray drive to be announced – and whilst we’re still waiting Microsoft does now seem to have moved a little closer to such a development. SeattlePi.com quotes Microsoft’s chief executive Steve Ballmer as stating: …

Gameloft developing over 15 iPhone games

MICROSOFT is planning a huge marketing push in promotion of November’s release Gears of War 2. And the platform holder has told MCV that on top of the big-name shooter, it has lined up ‘something for everyone’ on Xbox 360 this year. Gears of War 2 was unveiled during Microsoft’s …

Studio's second year running in the Sunday Times-authored list

Kicking off an intensive set of features analysing WiiWare game development and the potential of Nintendo's download platform

For the first in our series of features examining the upcoming WiiWare platform and developers' support for the service, we talk to Frontier boss Braben about his studio's game LostWinds, a launch title for the distribution platformâ?¦