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A new study from US analyst firm IDC claims that online revenue is set to treble by the end of the year to reach $583 million in North America, and that online revenues are growing faster than any other sector within the global games industry. Next-Gen quotes IDC’s Billy Pidgeon …

The successful release of Bungie’s hugely popular Halo 3 saw Microsoft’s Xbox 360 propelled to the top of the US hardware charts for the month of September, CVG reports. Figures from the NPD Group claim that Xbox 360 sold 528,000 units in the period, slightly above the 501,000 Wii consoles …

Australian Labor party promises 'high-level committee' to explore tax credits if elected into power

Today sees the relaunch of Mobile Entertainment magazine’s website with the overhauled site now offering regular features, opinion, stats and jobs listings alongside its daily complement of breaking industry news. The new-look mobile-ent.biz has been designed with the mobile content industry community in mind, with an in-depth resource for recruiters …

As rumours emerge that a possible new HD-DVD equipped Xbox 360 may already be in the works , Microsoft has announced that it is offering five free HD-DVD movies to anyone who buys the Xbox 360 HD-DVD drive between now and the end of January. Purchasers will be able to …

Following the announcement of Street Fighter IV , and the confirmation that Okami is heading to Wii and Lost Planet to PS3, Capcom has also revealed that a brand new IP entitled Dark Void is in the works. Developed by US studio Airtight Games, the game features both mid-air and …

The BBC reports that EA’s executive vice president and general manager of international publishing Gerhard Florin has called for a single unified games platform, a step he says would like life better for both gamers and developers. We want an open, standard platform which is much easier than having five …

A report on Australian technology site Smarthouse claims that Microsoft and Toshiba are working on a brand new Xbox 360 that incorporates an HD-DVD drive, larger hard drive and a revised version of its Media Centre software. It is said to be in development as a response to Sony’s Blu-Ray …

Speaking to MCV, Sony Computer Entertainment UK boss Ray Maguire has stated that his company recognised the barrier PS3’s launch price presented, but has also insisted that Sony’s launch strategy is still following the company’s long-term plans. From all the research we have looked at and the feedback we were …

SONY’S PS3 strategy is the most evocative industry topic of recent times. It has inspired empassioned debate among retailers, publishers, developers and journalists – not to mention a million furious forum rows. And on Friday October 5th, Sony’s saga took another significant twist. The introduction of the stripped-down 40GB SKU, …