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Microsoft is the latest suitor to be linked with a bid for Take Two after Seeking Alpha’s Stephen Frankola stated on the site that the format holder ‘has the cash, the takeover desire, and the rationale’ to buy the firm. I think that Microsoft is a likely bidder for Take …

Liverpool based firm New Concept Gaming has unveiled jOG, an add-on gadget that has been designed to battle obesity, set for release this year. jOG detects when a player takes a step and projects that movement into the game while the gamer is jogging on the spot, while direction and …

Developer Slitherine is to publish its own titles on PC and consoles from January 2009, and has raised an initial sum of €5 million to kickstart its move into the sector. The strategy games specialist has ‘already started a strategic development plan to approach the retail market’, says a freshly-released …

Nintendo could topple Sony’s 13-year stint as the world’s biggest platform holder if Wii and DS hit their sales targets, says a report in The Times . Following the two platform holders’ financial announcements this week, the Times report reads: Though currently riding high on continuing strong sales of the …

EA’s Q1 revenue was up, and the publisher’s net loss dropped too in a like for like period, the firm revealed today in its financial results. Net revenue for Q1 was $804 million, up $409 million compared to Q1’s $395 million last FY. Meanwhile EA’s net loss for the quarter …

Sony has revealed huge like-for-like rises in PS3 hardware and software in its Q1 financials. In terms of like-for-like sales, the platform holder’s flagship console sold double the amount it did last Q1 – up to 1.56m from 0.70m the previous year. PlayStation 3 software also fared rather well – …

Kuju’s London studio has been rebranded and is now known as Headstrong Games. The move follows 12 months of decentralisation at the company which has seen its Brighton and Sheffield studios take on new names – Zo Mode and Chemistry. Read the full report over on Develop.

Media firm Future disclosed a whopping 39 per cent increase in online advertising revenue in its interim financial statement. In the same period the firm launched Girl Gamer, and Qore, a Sony US digital edition” for the PlayStation 3 network in North America. For the nine months ending June 30th …

Activision Blizzard has revealed that it will sell off unwanted studios and projects it acquired after its colossal deal with Vivendi games. Develop reports that North American studios High Moon Studios (developer of the recent Bourne game) and Radical (developer of upcoming game Prototype) are to be ‘realigned’ the publisher …

When it comes to online, what does PS3 have that no-one else can offer? Why is it such a focus to you? Games have always been the most important thing for our business and will continue to be, so I want to make sure that message gets across loud and …