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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 …

Ubisoft has obtained a $13.2 million judgement in a copy and trademark infringement dispute MG Entertainment, the owner of the Bratz dolls. Greenberg Glusker represented Ubisoft in the American Arbitration Association (AAA) arbitration that led to the judgment. "We are thrilled with the result, and we feel completely vindicated," said …

GameSpot UK is now attracting more than 3.5 million unique users within the UK each month, according to an audit conducted by ABC Electronics in December. The figure is the highest in GameSpot UK history, with the vast majority of users accounting for the sites audience. The gaming industry has …

Europe has bought 2.37 million Blu-Ray disks since the format went on sale in 2006, achieving the landmark figure faster than it took standard DVD to when it first appeared in 1997. The news comes just three months after the format broke the one million European sales mark in November …

Disney Interactive has revealed the first game put together by its UK-based racing studio Black Rock: an off-road racer called Pure. It’s the first game made by the team since it was acquired from Climax in September 2006. To read the full story, head over to MCV’s sister site Develop.

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Former EA man Bradley Crooks joins Battalion Wars studio based in heart of UK capital

Whatâ??s black and chrome, 135 grams light and arguably the coolest gadget around? We gets to grips with development on Appleâ??s latest mini marvel, the iPhoneâ?¦