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Joystiq reports that Bill Gates could use his final Consumer Electronics Show keynote to reveal a new Xbox 360 model with an integrated HD-DVD player – putting the console on a par with PS3 and its built-in Blu-Ray functionality. The report adds that platform holder Microsoft could also be preparing …

Halo Wars studio's new base to house 120 staff

Nintendo’s Wii was awarded the console 2007 Customer’s Choice Award, collated by independent review publisher Reevoo . The scores for the next gen consoles were extrapolated from customer reviews, and put the Wii on top overall with 8.78 out of 10, the PS3 second with 8.25 out of 10 and …

Midway’s chairman of the Board Kenneth D. Cron has resigned after three years at the company. Cron, who joined the publisher in 2004, is a former chairman and CEO of Vivendi Universal Games, where he led the company through a billion dollar NASDAQ public offering. He also previously spearheaded the …

SPECIAL FEATURE: 2007 is over so check out our studio hot list for 2008...

2007 may have been â??Year of the Moneyâ?? given the large number of big-name industry consolidations and acquisitions, but it was also a year punctuated by new studios opening. Weâ??ve chosen the ten we think you should keep an eye on in â??08â?¦

Supermarket chain Marks and Spencer could be looking to increase the amount of space it gives games in the New Year – as the retailer prepares for an internal review of the sector’s performance. The company’s games offering currently resides in various ‘technology stores’ dotted around the UK in larger …

The NASDAQ US Stock Exchange has once again stated that it will remove Atari from its listings unless the North American games publisher shows notable improvements by March 20th. The fresh warning comes after Atari’s public share value dipped below $15 million for 30 consecutive days. To avoid punishment, the …

GAME’s success over the Christmas period has been confirmed by a further trading update, explaining that profits before non-recurring costs and tax will now be ahead of expectations at no less than 70m” This marks an enourmous leap from 2007’s trading performance, when profits for the year stood at 29.5m. …

Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has told MCV it has plans to expand its dedicated games floor space in 2008 – claiming that 2007 ‘only shows the start of our ambitions in the category’. Video games have become an increasingly important part of our entertainment sales mix over the last year,” said …