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Yu Suzuki no longer with Sega

Sega America’s CEO Simon Jeffery has in an interview with Gamasutra confirmed that games development legend Yu Suzuki is no longer working with the successful publisher. Jeffery said of Suzuki: Last I heard, he was doing some online stuff in China. He’s kind of his own man right now. Every …

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More Dark Knight details emerge

Following last week’s news that EA is continuing to work on its Dark Knight game despite the movie’s arrival at global cinemas, more details have seemingly emerged about the title, along with suggestions as to why it’s being kept under wraps. Kotaku reports that EA-owned Full Spectrum Warrior, Mercenaries and …

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Final Fantasy IV DS dated

The DS version of classic NES RPG title Final Fantasy IV will be released in the UK and PAL territories on September 5th, developer and publisher Square Enix has confirmed. FFIV has been fully kitted out with improved 3D graphics, fully-voiced cut-scenes, a rejuvenated musical score and a host of …

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Elite 4 for consoles?

Though there’s still no suggestion on when Frontier’s Elite 4, which has seemingly been in development for an age, will finally be released, studio boss David Braben has admitted that next-gen console versions may well be on the cards. We are looking at console, yes,” he told VG247, adding when …

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MotionPlus tech not exclusive to Nintendo

Just weeks after Nintendo lifted the lid on its hardware-based accuracy boost for its WiiMote , the company behind the add-on has stated that Nintendo has not exclusively licensed the technology. InvenSense’s Joe Virginia told Eurogamer that: Of course we’re incredibly pleased – delighted would probably be a better adjective …

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Consumers dont want Blu-Ray

A new survey from US research firm ABI has suggested that consumers are not that interested in Bu-Ray technology, with only 23 per cent of the 1000 respondents claiming they were thinking of investing in the technology sometime in the next year. TechTree reports that over half of those questioned …

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Runic Games emerges from Flagship closure

Flagship Studios may have recently laid off most of its staff, but veterans from the studio’s Seattle office have banded together to launch a new studio. To read the story in full, click here for a quick trip to Developmag.com.

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Dead Rising to bite PS3 next?

Its popularity on Xbox 360 was great enough to make its recently confirmed move to Wii a reality, but now developer Capcom has hinted that Dead Rising may also be upping sticks and heading over to Sony’s PS3. Speaking on the US PlayStation blog, Capcom’s John Diamonon responded to a …

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Miyamoto banned from discussing hobbies

UK broadsheet The Times is reporting that Nintendo has ‘banned’ its legendary development guru Shigeru Miyamoto from discussing his hobbies with the outside world as the firm fears such talk may offer an insight into what he has planned next for the company. Apparently, titles such as Brain Training, Wii …

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Star Trek Online details uncloak

After a slight technical hiccup which saw high web traffic bring the official site down, a host of details about the upcoming Star Trek Online have been unveiled by developer Cryptic Studios. A new gameplay trailer has been posted on the Star Trek Online site, along with lots of other …

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