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John Riccitiello defends interactive entertainment to Royal Television Society

XNA boss says Microsoft has shown leadership in letting players use game properties in free projects

From October 26th, fans of the mega-selling football franchise will be able to snap up the new version of Pro Evolution Soccer on PS3, Xbox 360, PC, PS2 and mobile, while the PSP and DS versions are to follow in November. The recently revealed Wii version has yet to be …

The administrator of ChoicesUK has confirmed that Blockbuster has bought out 59 of the troubled retailer’s outlets. PricewaterhouseCoopers has revealed that the stores will be rebranded under the Blockbuster name. The sale will secure employment for approximately 450 employees across the UK. However, 80 ChoicesUK stores remain without a buyer …

Newly formed Korean dev nabs rights to Crytek's engine for online title

The Finalists have been announced and invites are on their way to the press. Now the rest of the industry gets the chance to buy tickets to the first ever Games Media Awards on October 11th at London’s Soho Revue bar. With categories across specialist and mainstream outlets, in print …

There were more Brits there than ever this time, and we must surely hail the organisation, facilities and affordability of this dark horse that seems to have comfortably seen off anything else that northern Europe can muster, whilst IDEF in Cannes looks to grab the southern territories. Is there room …

Electronic Arts looks set to go head-to-head with the likes of Resident Evil and Silent Hill with Dead Space – the mega-publisher’s first ever survival horror title. Details of the game have been unveiled by the website of Game Informer magazine. The publication reports: ‘Fans of the cult-classic film Event …

Meredith (Pictured with Ron Scott) joins Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment as vice president of sales and distribution for Europe, and will oversee the games publishing business, covering sales and trade marketing for WBIE across all European markets. He will report to senior vice president of worldwide sales and distribution, Ron …

Following months of speculation, Nintendo’s US based senior vice president of marketing and corporate communication has confirmed that he will be leaving the format holder in December. The initial rumours that Harrison and other top execs would leave the firm emerged In June, when the decision was made to move …