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Having only announced that it had struck the 7 million users milestone in July, Microsoft has confirmed that its Xbox Live service has now surpassed the 8 million mark worldwide. To celebrate the achievement, and the service’s recent fifth birthday, Microsoft is offering gamers the chance to download Xbox Live …

Atari CEO David Pierce has resigned from the company as it launches an ‘executive search’ to find his successor. Chief Restructuring Officer Curtis Solsvig III has assumed the role of CEO on an interim basis. Gene Davis, Chairman of the Board of Directors, stated: "We appreciate David’s support and commitment …

Session set to discuss commerical business models research published in Develop

Popular Flash gaming site to fund a raft of 'large-scale' new titles from studios

German technology school adds endorphin to curriculum

The industry has known since early last year that a Lego Batman game was in development, but until now developer TT Games has remained tight-lipped – but following the studio’s capture by growing game force Warner last week , the upcoming superhero outing has now been confirmed. Lego Batman: The …

Konami Digital Entertainment has confirmed that it will be the distributor for Hudson Soft’s upcoming line-up of Wii and DS titles in Europe. Though none of the games have yet been named, it is known that they include sports titles, family-friendly offerings and some new IP. The extended partnership between …

Although it arrived in North America on August 31st, European gamers have been waiting quite a while to get their hands on Sony’s PS3 exclusive Lair – and CVG reports that the recent delay suffered by the title was due to a problem with age ratings. Sony last week confirmed, …

He saw three areas where Government could particularly work with the industry – technology, skills and regulation. But Lord Sainsbury explained that he felt it was not worth spending time at the Summit discussing tax breaks for the games industry. Almost all industries believed they could make a case for …

Second cash-raising round to boost investment in future game VoIP tech