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Daniel Jones, the director of developer Binary Tweed and the man behind Xbox Live Community Games hit Clover has cast doubt on the credentials of Microsoft’s indie publishing platform as a viable avenue to market. Frustratingly enough, the critical reception to the game has been good," Jones stated. "The size …

The motion sensing wireless microphones bundled with Microsoft’s karaoke title Lips are to get their own SKU as the platform holder looks to talk up the benefits of the peripherals in all of the console’s music titles. CasualGaming.biz has the full compatibility list – click here to take a look.

Having reportedly been finalised as long ago as March, Microsoft has for the first time publicly acknowledged its acquisition of Israeli motion sensing technology firm 3DV. Speaking of Microsoft’s extensive R&D facilities in Israel, corporate VP Moshe Lichtman told Globes: Fourteen development projects are taking place at the centre today, …

Since its arrival on the North American arm of Sony’s PlayStation Network two weeks ago Square Enix’s retro RPG Final Fantasy VII has already been downloaded 100,000 times. In doing so it becomes the fastest selling PSOne title on the network to date in the region, Gamasutra reports. The game, …

Leading MMO publisher NCsoft has finally confirmed the release date of the impressive looking Aion: Tower of Eternity. European retail will welcome the PC title on September 25th. Aion tries to distinguish itself from the opposition by its use of flight. Not only is aerial manoeuvring key to traversing the …

Another notch on the digital-only bedpost of console gaming arrives next week with the North American release of Zen Studios’ The Punisher: No Mercy. Based on the gritty Marvel license of the same name, The Punisher is a PlayStation Network exclusive title and will cost $9.99 in the US. European …

The rise of the web-based casual (and sometime not so casual) game has certainly been a quick one, but one of the sector’s leading execs believes bigger things lay ahead – indeed, he thinks global dominance is just around the corner. James Currier, the CEO of social games outfit WonderHill …

Mike Griffith, the president and CEO of Activision Publishing, has told MCV that his firm is in its strongest ever position – partly due to the fact that it’s competitors aren’t currently up to scratch. This is arguably our best competitive position that we’ve ever had,” Griffith stated. Our titles …

Activision was out in force at E3. How does your line-up compare to the other publishers that attended? This is arguably our best competitive position that we’ve ever had. Our titles are strong, and competitive titles are a little sparser than in the past. The expansion of our Guitar Hero …

Sony has announced that hugely popular multiplayer action RPG Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G is to be bundled with the PSP-3000 in two packs heading to Japanese retail. Available in both red and blue flavours, the packs will include a copy of the game and the current version of Sony’s …