Sony has unveiled three new appointments in the wake of Phil Harrison’s departure. Robert Dyer has been appointed senior vice president of publisher relations. Dyer joins the company from Crave Entertainment Group, where he served as president and COO since 2004. Ian Jackson has also joined the company as vice …

In a year that has so far served up a number of different number ones, Sega’s Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games has started to take control of the ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 by capturing the top spot for a third time. Whereas it was the title’s DS …

Brand Atari has taken quite a beating in the last few years – but it still holds a special place in the industry’s collective mindset. Even if you have no personal experience of working with the likes of Bruno Bonnell, there’s still fond gaming memories to fall back on – …

Following Toshiba’s decision to cease development and production of HD-DVD equipment, Microsoft has now confirmed that manufacturing of its HD-DVD add-on for Xbox 360 is also to end. A statement from the firm read: ”As a result of recent decisions made by Toshiba, Hollywood studios, and retailers, Microsoft plans to …

GDC08: Platform adds 'elasticity' to game pricing but won't hurt retail said format holder

Argos has unveiled a new eye-catching 360 bundle offer. Customers can pick up an Xbox 360 and five games, including Viva Pinata, Kameo, Fuzion Frenzy 2, Project Gotham Racing 3 and Xbox 360 Live Arcade Unplugged: Vol 1, for 239.96. This deal can be found in store and through the …

When mcvuk.com reported that Sony’s Howard Stringer and Activision’s Bobby Kotick had questioned whether video games could ever be fully sustained by in-game advertising last month, many saw it as a slight on the state of the market. But the fact two globally leading bosses were willing to talk openly …

GDC08 KEYNOTE: Satchell demos XNA game distribution service to hit Xbox Live

GDC KEYNOTE: Keystone will let players generate in-game money

Bungie is hosting an impressive number of sessions at GDC this week looking at the various aspects of developing Halo 3 and its production processes. We sat down to speak with the studio's engineering lead Chris Butcher to find out more about the comapny's technology strategyâ?¦