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Article | 20/09/2008 Nintendo Power details Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

Two months after the controversial franchise was announced for Nintendo DS, gamers finally have more than a just a logo and name to digest.

Article | 18/09/2008 LittleBigPlanet gets a release date

Sony's big play at a wider gaming audience, LittleBigPlanet, now has a release date. The ambitious create-your-own side-scrolling adventure will arriv...

Article | 16/09/2008 Microsoft fires Xbox 360 whistleblower

A week after exposing the shoddy manufacturing of Xbox 360s to Venture Beat, Robert Delaware lost his job for speaking out about the Red Ring of Death...

Article | 13/09/2008 PlayStation 3 fall lineup 'unmatched,' says Sony

Sony Computer Entertainment president Jack Tretton is confident his first-party fall lineup has the skills to pay the bills.

Article | 11/09/2008 Ubisoft to include subtitles for hearing impaired

In order to make games more accessible to the hearing impaired, Ubisoft has announced plans to include subtitles in all internally-developed titles.

Article | 9/09/2008 Nintendo 'flattered' by Mii-like Xbox Avatars

Just what does Nintendo think of the glaringly borrowed Microsoft Avatars? They're fine with it, says company president Reggie Fils-Aime.

Article | 8/09/2008 MS concedes victory to Nintendo, will fight Sony for second

Microsoft will do everything within its power to beat arch rival Sony in this generation's console war -- even if it's for second place.

Article | 4/09/2008 Xbox 360 price cuts in US; no drop in Oz yet

After multiple retail leaks, Microsoft on Wednesday finally announced US$50 to $80 price cuts on all Xbox 360 models. But there's no update on a price...

Article | 3/09/2008 Source: Grand Theft Auto IV expansion in January or February

A purported insider close to Rockstar Games says Microsoft is "wrong" to expect downloadable Grand Theft Auto IV content on Xbox 360 this fall.

Article | 12/08/2008 The 8 most powerful video game studios

Most gamers are familiar with big name publishers like Electronic Arts, Activision, and Sega. But what about the development studios themselves? You k...

Article | 16/07/2008 Ubisoft unveils I Am Alive, new survival game for 2009

I Am Alive, as depicted by the debut trailer shown Tuesday, takes place in a post-apocalyptic Chicago while the world is dealing with a water shortage...

Article | 17/07/2008 Microsoft confirms Bungie working on new Halo game

In speaking with MTV News on Tuesday, Mattrick said that Bungie is working on a new Halo game, but that Microsoft didn't want to announce it yet for f...

Article | 16/07/2008 Ubisoft unveils I Am Alive, new survival game for 2009

I Am Alive, as depicted by the debut trailer shown today, takes place in a post-apocalyptic Chicago while the world is dealing with a water shortage c...

Article | 15/07/2008 Microsoft says Xbox 360 will outsell PS3 worldwide

With no mention of the market-leading Wii, Microsoft Tuesday said the Xbox 360 would outsell its HD rival, the PlayStation 3.

Article | 16/07/2008 Bungie cancels announcement of surprise E3 game

In a letter to fans published on the official Bungie website today, the Halo maker blamed its unnamed publisher for the lack of E3 news.