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Bungie jumped, Bizarre was bought, and Bioware went to EA. If you believe the pundits, the past month has been tumultuous and troublesome for Microsoft Game Studiosâ?? as its development partners go elsewhere. But MGS general manager Phil Spencer would beg to differâ?¦

Tesco has been selling an Xbox 360 hardware bundle including Forza Motorsport 2, Viva Pinata and a wireless control pad for 34.99. Tesco would not comment when contacted earlier – but Microsoft has told MCV that it believes it is an administrative error. Virgin and Woolworths were also rumoured to …

Following the appearance of a report on Dutch games site Gamed.nl which claimed that Sony is experiencing a 40 per cent failure rate of its recently launched 40GB PS3, Sony has insisted that the figures are completely inaccurate. The story, which has since been removed and replaced with this apology, …

Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft is to build a brand new campus at its Redmond HQ to house its Entertainment and Devices Division, including its Xbox team, the Seattle Post Intelligencer reports. The 42-acre site will reportedly be detailed to the public in the coming days. It will include a …

In-game ad firm inks deals with Aeria and Kuma Games

EA is all but guaranteed another Christmas number one this year according to both Ladbrokes and Paddy Power, with Need for Speed: Pro Street and FIFA ’08 leading the early betting. While Microsoft’s Halo 3, Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 and Nintendo’s Super Mario Galaxy are the closest competitors, it …

Japanese publisher grows internal development resource with Banpresto solely focusing on amusements

Studio manager reveals next step for the 115-man studio in exclusive Develop interview

GestureTek looking to give mobile game studios tools to make motion-sensing games

Sony’s latest update to the PS3’s on-board firmware, version 2.0, is now live and available to download, and brings with it a host of new functions – though not the expected ability to access the XMB whilst playing games. The biggest new feature is the new Remote Start Up, which …