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On the back of its announcement of a new ‘family’ orientated Xbox 360 Arcade bundle yesterday, Microsoft has confirmed a whole new selection of downloadable content aimed squarely at the family market. The Xbox Live service will soon be bolstered by over 50 Warner Brothers Looney Toons shows, along with …

It’s been a good start to the financial year for Ubisoft, with the French publisher enjoying a sales spike of 50 per cent year on year for the half year ending September 30th. Total sales for the period were €261 million, 52 per cent higher than in the same period …

Last night saw the first British Academy Video Games Awards take place at London’s Battersea Evolution, and it was Nintendo’s Wii launch title Wii Sports that stole the show, winning six of the thirteen possible awards on offer. Nintendo’s title did not capture the coveted Best Game title, however, with …

Okay, maybe not teeth. That’s an overly aggressive portrayal. And two less aggressive men than ELSPA director general Paul Jackson and MD Michael Rawlinson I have yet to meet (though chairman Andy Payne has been known to show his gnashers on occasion and board member Geoff Heath apparently carried a …

Valve's digital distribution platform to sell Jericho, Dirt and Overlord

Realtime Worlds' Crackdown, SCEA's God of War 2 and Capcom's Okami take home two each

The former European boss of online payment giant PayPal Geoff Iddison has joined Jagex, the company behind the hugely popular Java-based MMO Runsescape. "The company has built an amazing international playing community through the RuneScape game," Iddison stated. "The technology used to distribute the game and the incredible depth offered …

The delays suffered by the likes of Destroy All Humans 3 and Frontlines: Fuels of War and lower than expected sales of key titles Juiced 2 and Stuntman: Ignition have led US publisher THQ to lower its financial estimates for fiscal year 2008. The previous prediction of $240 million has …

Geoff Iddison takes over from Constant Tedder

Developer submissions invited and SDK for social gaming to be available