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Xbox is set to drop the price of the 360 HD-DVD add-on from $199 to $179 on August 1st in the US, reports Next Generation . The firm will also offer five free HD-DVD movies with the hardware from a selection of 15 titles, which is an extension of Toshiba’s …

Microsoft’s director of technical strategies Andre Vrignaud has predicted that Sony will launch a cut-price 40GB PS3 this Q4 in an effort to maintain competitiveness in the next-gen console war. Speaking to N’Gai Croal at Level Up, Vrignaud stated: A single, $599 SKU would be untenable – if they don’t …

Though knowledge of Xbox 360’s exclusive Grand Theft Auto IV content has been widespread for quite a while, whether or not PS3 would receive anything similar remains a matter of debate – though a recent admission from Rockstar indicates that nothing is currently in the works. CVG reports that when …

Speaking exclusively to MCV, Sony’s Head of Worldwide Studios Phil Harrison has said that the choice developers face when deciding what hardware formats to support is harder now than it ever has been. Development and support for a format is very important yes, and the story is very different these …

After the promising start made by London Games Festival last year, chairman of LGF Keith Ramsdale has told MCV that publisher announcements made at 2007’s event will have ramifications throughout the international industry. And the EA boss has spoken of his confidence that with ‘nearly all’ major publishers and platform …

Virgin Play has moved into Portugal with the opening of a new Lisbon office designed to provide a more specialised service to the region. The publishing and distribution outfit says the move is part of its overall strategy for international expansion, coming alongside its recent announcement that it will be …

Supermarket Asda has thrown down the Q4 gauntlet to its retail rivals, warning that it now has the resources in place to step up its increasingly aggressive move into gaming. Head of games Duncan Cross told MCV that having established a new games buying team and struck a deal to …

THE CLOSEST global rival to EA has a new focus on Europe, with even faster growth due here than in the US, and major investment in local IP and development on the agenda. That was the message from senior vice president of publishing Joerg Trouvain this week, as he told …

Supermarket giant Tesco is to launch a range of own-brand budget and compilation games in time for the peak Christmas selling season. In a move that is set to shake-up the value games sector in the UK, MCV understands that Tesco will introduce the line-up to its stores this October. …

500 games development executives packed into the Metropole Hotel in Brighton last night to see their contemporaries honoured in the fifth annual Develop Industry Excellence Awards. Sony was a key winner, picking up the Grand Prix award, but it was just one of 17 different winners – proving that next-gen …