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Euro Xbox boss Chris Lewis has revealed that Microsoft has looked ‘very closely’ at Wii-style controller-based gaming – and that a karaoke title could be introduced ‘at the right time’. As Microsoft gears up for Xbox 360’s second Christmas, it is increasingly looking to widen the console’s appeal out to …

Our latest sector guide looks at the state of the game AI field

Former Instinct, Microsoft and THQ man joins motion sensor controller firm

Ecologically-themed Microsoft competition features two game categories

Media behemoth Warner will snap up more top studios as it homes in on its target of becoming a billion dollar publisher within five years. After the appointment of Chris Meredith as the European boss of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (as revealed by MCV in September), the new publishing powerhouse …

Version 6.5 available for artists to try

After yesterday’s claims from Sony CEO Howard Stringer that the recent PS3 price drop has seen sales of the machine rocket in North America, the latest sales data from Media Create show that Sony’s machine outsold even the mighty Wii in Japan for the week ending Novemeber 11th. It’s sales …

Movie IP firm founds own game production team in order to "control our own destiny"

Unprecedented full access to foliage technology for amateur level builders

Game Connection presence from firm working on PS3 exclusive