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Future Publishing’s consumer games site GamesRadar is celebrating after its first ever ABC Electronic certificate – which confirms that the portal attracted over 3.25 million unique users between May 1st and 31st. The website, which has offices in the UK and USA, generated 42.86 million page impressions during the period. …

$100m to be spent over next two years developing online games

Event moved to 2008?

SCE boss Kaz Hirai to keynote game industry event

The new head of the PlayStation division’s address is to be entitled The Expanding PlayStation World, Business Strategy For New Growth,” according to a report on IGN. Following a muted showing at E3, Kazuo Hirai is expected to kick off Japan’s biggest games show by revealing more online functionality and …

Whilst rumour and speculation had lead to a number of fans expecting Bungie to announce an online co-op mode for upcoming Xbox 360 FPS Halo 3, recent comments from the developer have cast doubt on the chances of it actually making it to the final game. Speaking to Electronic Gaming …

The rumour originally surfaced from a SquadXP podcast, in which Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Xbox Live group product manger Aaron Greenberg stated: There’s not a real X07 this year, but I think we’ll figure out some way to talk about 2008 sometime in a different event or a different type …

In an interview with Japanese consumer games mag Famitsu translated by IGN , Resident Evil 5 producer Jun Takeuchi has unveiled some new details about Capcom’s hugely anticipated upcoming next-gen survival-horror title. Taking place in what appears to be an African setting, Resi 5’s zombies will once again depart from …

Collaboration to develop â??talent incubatorâ?? for colleges and universities

Geon to be developed by Derby-based Strawdog Studios