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Robbie Bach, the president of Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division, has stated that his firm’s Xbox Live network puts the efforts of his gaming rivals to shame. "It’s fair to say that Xbox Live is clearly head and shoulders above anything anyone else has tried to do. We don’t have …

After shooting its way to the top of the UK ChartTrack All Formats Top 40, Activision’s Call of Duty 4 is also setting the pace across Europe by topping the German charts and storming its way into the Spanish Top Five, Next-Gen reports. The PC, 360 and PS3 versions of …

Keynote address to recount development of Wii party game

New London-based media college to offer gaming qualifications

Japanese developer and publisher Capcom has confirmed that successful Xbox 360 shooter Lost Planet will arrive on PS3 in February next year, CVG reports. The Sony version will contain on the disc all of the extra downloadable features that have been made available to 360 gamers since the game’s release …

As it gears up for its last major release of the year, Midway has told MCV that personnel changes in its marketing and brand teams have brought a renewed vigour to the company’s ambitions. The last year has seen the departure of four well-known personnel from the company: brand manager …

EVER-EXPANDING MMO publisher NCsoft has revealed that it is giving its European European development capabilities a huge boost – doubling in size in the next 18 months alone. The target was revealed as NCsoft’s chief executive officer Geoff Heath told MCV that its first PS3 project should be hitting retail …

Empire releases Jackass into the busy Christmas market next Friday – but is confident that the mass-appeal title will hit a top five spot in the chart despite some tough competition. A new DS version of the game has been added to the publisher’s release roster for Q1 2008, showing …

System 3 has unveiled its marketing plans ahead of the release of much anticipated racing title Ferrari Challenge: Trofeo Pirelli. The title is due for release in February next year, and the publisher plans to build on the hype the title has already generated with a multifaceted marketing campaign. We’re …