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Though its launch date has not yet been pinned down, the BBC has gotten an early look at Sony’s PlayTV, an accessory that promises to turn the PS3 into a fully-fledged digital TV recorder. The device, which is due to hit the market this year, connects to the PS3’s USB …

EA has announced a multi-year strategic partnership that joins EA Sports with IMG, the sports, entertainment and media enterprise. Under the agreement, IMG will work with EA Sports to market its brand, which could result in sports camps, gaming lounges, publishing products and performance apparel. This is an exciting step …

EA has announced Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 for Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 3 The game is to be developed by EA Los Angeles who promise a fully co-operative campaign, and light-hearted action-orientated gameplay. It’s been too long.” said Chris Corry, executive producer at EALA. Fans have been …

EXCLUSIVE: Senior development source talks Apple's 'game plan', says 'don't hold your breath' for major games assault

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Future Publishing has revealed that every console magazine in its portfolio has boosted its circulation in the last year, with Official Nintendo Magazine rising 37 per cent and Official Xbox 360 Magazine jumping up 19 per cent. The latest ABCs show that in the year ending December 31st 2007, combined …

More or less nothing is known about Sega’s upcoming Alien FPS as of yet – but the next issue of US games mag Game Informer claims to have the scoop on the game’s title. Aliens: Colonial Marines is being developed by Gearbox, the US studio behind WWII FPS Brothers in …

Though all three format holders have been keen to talk up the lengthening of console life cycles, Pacific Crest Securities analyst Evan Wilson has predicted that 2010 will see a host of new machines arrive in the market place. As an aside in a report about EA, GameSpot quotes Wilson …

EA Sports president Peter Moore has announced that the publisher is to release five new sports franchises by 2010. According to ShackNews, Moore confirmed in an analyst meeting that one of the five would arrive before March, 2009. This title was described by Moore as a "casual IP". The other …

A new report from US electrical warranties firm SquareTrade claims that the failure rate for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 is about 16.4 per cent, 1UP reports. The infamous ‘Red Ring of Death’ accounted for 60 per cent of the faulty machines. The stats were gathered from over 1000 warranty claims. And …