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After much mmming and ahhing , Halo 3 developer Bungie has finally confirmed that its upcoming Xbox 360 FPS will indeed offer co-operative play in its campaign mode. Up to four gamers will be able to hook up over Xbox Live, or alternatively, two machines hosting split-screen play will be …

Slapdash Games aimed squarely at the casual market

Training specialist to use Epicâ??s engine for serious games

Social gaming seems to be the order of the day down under this week as three of the top four best-selling titles show a penchant for partying. While Wii title Mario Party 8 tops the charts, SingStar Pop Hits comes in second, while Sony’s Eyetoy Sports bundle comes in at …

Though it has insisted that it doesn’t intend to gain control” of the Atari owning French publisher Infogrames, investment firm BlueBay Value Recovery Fund has grown its stake of the company to 22.5 per cent. As well as its increased ownership, which includes 288,627,392 shares, the firm has also upped …

CVG reports that Sony Japan has confirmed that a massive 1000 cars are set to appear in the upcoming Gran Turismo 5 – though it has also been suggested that only 340 of those will come bundled on the Blu-Ray disc. The rest of the content will be accessible via …

Epic, LucasArts and UbiSoft set to attend

â??Mobile Rules! Multiplayer Competitionâ?? seeks connected apps

With 168 exhibitors across 1,708 booths, Tokyo Game Show 2007 will be the biggest event since it launched. This year’s show – which will take place at Chiba City’s Makuhari Messe from September the 20th to the 23rd – will focus on connected networks, and is expected to attract somewhere …

September CodeWorks event to showcase leading UK studios