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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 …

Late last week Intel announced it was to acquire game physics specialist Havok in a deal said to be worth $110m. With the middleware sector no stranger to troublesome consolidation, we spoke to Havok CEO David O'Meara to find out what the move means for the industryâ?¦

Late last week Intel announced it was to acquire game physics specialist Havok in a deal said to be worth $110m. With the middleware sector no stranger to troublesome consolidation, we spoke to Havok CEO David O'Meara to find out what the move means for the industryâ?¦

Developers needn't fear a Criterion-like scenario, says CEO as his firm looks to ramp up for market growth

Developers needn't fear a Criterion-like scenario, says CEO as his firm looks to ramp up for market growth

Online contest to promote Montreal and Quebec City teams with 150 designers, artists and programmers roles to be won

Online contest to promote Montreal and Quebec City teams with 150 designers, artists and programmers roles to be won

Across the 37 countries Xbox 360 is available, Microsoft has stated that it has now shifted a total of 11.6 million units, and has also sold 24.3 million units of software – more than PS3 and Wii combined. But that’s not all – Xbox EMEA boss Chris Lewis told MCV …

A 30 per cent growth is anticipated in this sector in 2007, and Disney is releasing interactive versions of two of its most popular franchises; Pirates of the Caribbean and High School Musical. Toy News reports that The Pirates of the Caribbean interactive DVD game sees players following the plot …