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JOURNALISTS have the luxury of rehashing a standard introduction to corporate profiles of Sega. So long as you shoehorn in the obligatory Sonic reference and mention the ‘tragic demise’ of the company’s console manufacturing epoch with a retro tear in your eye, you’re on course. Then it’s easy street: throw …

JOURNALISTS have the luxury of rehashing a standard introduction to corporate profiles of Sega. So long as you shoehorn in the obligatory Sonic reference and mention the ‘tragic demise’ of the company’s console manufacturing epoch with a retro tear in your eye, you’re on course. Then it’s easy street: throw …

The kindly folk at Codemasters are giving you the chance to win five copies of Clive Barker’s Jericho, on the format of your choice (PS3, Xbox 360 or PC). To be in with a shout, answer the following question: What was Clive Barker’s 1987 classic horror movie called? A. Weekend …

The kindly folk at Codemasters are giving you the chance to win five copies of Clive Barker’s Jericho, on the format of your choice (PS3, Xbox 360 or PC). To be in with a shout, answer the following question: What was Clive Barker’s 1987 classic horror movie called? A. Weekend …

Electronic Arts is looking for a partnership or acquisition in Japan, according to the Financial Times. President of EA Asia Jon Niermann said Japan was a strategic priority” for the company, in an interview at the Tokyo Games Show. He added that EA was interested both in blue-chip players and …

Electronic Arts is looking for a partnership or acquisition in Japan, according to the Financial Times. President of EA Asia Jon Niermann said Japan was a strategic priority” for the company, in an interview at the Tokyo Games Show. He added that EA was interested both in blue-chip players and …

The reason for the move is essentially that Virgin Group overlord Richard Branson no longer sees entertainment retail as core to the group’s business. Exactly what Virgin Group’s core business might be is becoming increasingly blurry these days – it is hard to imagine a focal point between such wildly …

The reason for the move is essentially that Virgin Group overlord Richard Branson no longer sees entertainment retail as core to the group’s business. Exactly what Virgin Group’s core business might be is becoming increasingly blurry these days – it is hard to imagine a focal point between such wildly …

Sega Sammy’s corporate director has told Tokyo Games Show that the firm expects Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games to sell four million units when it goes on sale later this year. According to Bloomberg , Masanao Maeda did not give a specific timeframe for the prediction. The forecast …

A week ahead of its official European release, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 epic FPS Halo 3 has appeared on internet file-sharing sites, allowing owners of modified consoles to download and play the game, according to CVG . Whether or not this is linked to Argos’ mistaken early selling of the game …