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GDC08: Leaderboards and Achievements lead private developer XNA additions

GDC08: New version of Director software will allegedly feature Ageia PhysX engine, too

Microsoft job posting says "a totally new Live experience" is in the works

GDC08: Casual summit keynote examines the growth of the sector

GDC08: Vector UI solution integration for Unreal Engine 3

GDC08: But Gameloft boss says consumer 'roadblocks' need to be eliminated for market growth

After mounting a resurgence that would make even Olympian giant Carl Lewis raise an eyebrow, Sega’s Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games has claimed the top spot in the ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 for the fourth time. The game’s resurgence is largely thanks to the release of the …

Atari has no plans to take on the likes of EA and Activision Blizzard at their own game – instead, Gardner believes that Atari can be fleet of foot and forge its own path, without the restrictions that traditionally face larger corporations. My goal is not to go head on …

ALL FORMATS TOP 20: January 2008 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (360/PS3/PC/DS) Activision 2. FIFA ‘08 (PS2/360/PS3/PSP/WII/PC/DS) EA 3. The Simpsons Game (360/PS2/DS/WII/PSP/PS3) EA 4. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii) Sega 5. Assassin’s Creed (PS3/360) Ubisoft 6. Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training (DS) Nintendo 7. More …

Sega has praised the ‘flawless’ distribution network of Apple’s iPod after signing up to provide games for the platform – calling the device ‘the most pervasive cross-demographic piece of consumer electronics today’. The publisher agreed to provide Sonic The Hedgehog as a download via iTunes back in December. And despite …