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Old Republic EA's "largest ever" game

Star Wars massively multiplayer online game is publisher's most expensive to date

11th March 2010 @ 10:16AM Business Publishers

No EA Sports Active 2.0 for Natal

Second EA product snubs 360 motion controller in favour of PS3

1 11th March 2010 @ 08:47AM Hardware Publishers

Sony names motion controller PlayStation Move

UPDATE: Sub $100 launch price; 36 third-parties on board, 20 Sony titles by end of March 2011

28 11th March 2010 @ 01:00AM Gdc2010 Hardware Publishers

OnLive to launch June 17 in US

Monthly subs to start at $14.95 per month; EA, Ubisoft, 2K Games, THQ, Warner titles confirmed for launch

9 10th March 2010 @ 07:12PM Business Online Publishers

Nintendo "not there yet" on new console, says Fils-Aime

NoA president discusses Wii HD, 3D gaming and competition from Apple

13 10th March 2010 @ 11:59AM Business Hardware Publishers

Final Fantasy XIII ships 5 million units

Shipments pass 3 million outside Japan as fans turn out for launch events

1 10th March 2010 @ 09:40AM Games Publishers

Arc but not Natal support for Tiger Woods 11

EA announces motion controls for PS3 golf game, but leaves out 360 version

1 10th March 2010 @ 09:33AM Publishers Hardware Developers

Movie studios sign for PlayStation Network

Fox, Disney, Paramount and more on board for HD movie downloads in US

10th March 2010 @ 08:38AM Business Publishers

EA to distribute Rock Band 3

Publisher extends deal with Viacom after initial doubts of renewed partnership

1 10th March 2010 @ 08:34AM Business Publishers

Vigil: THQ has taken "a lot of bullets" while restructuring

But publisher's faith in creative talent and new properties will change perceptions of company, says Darksiders team

3 10th March 2010 @ 08:00AM Exclusive Publishers Business Dice-2010

EA Partners to publish 38 Studios RPG

Project Mercury, based on Salvatore and McFarlane IP, due for PS3, PC, Xbox 360

9th March 2010 @ 03:38PM Developers Gdc2010 Publishers

Ubisoft DRM servers attacked again

Hackers target login servers but Ubisoft claim 95% of customers unaffected

23 9th March 2010 @ 11:50AM Publishers Online

Full Natal line-up due at E3

Microsoft's "best designers" working on motion-sensing peripheral

2 9th March 2010 @ 11:26AM Hardware Publishers

Sony: God Of War III budget is $44 million

Blockbuster sequel "right within budget" says director of product development

9th March 2010 @ 10:22AM Publishers Business

Modern Warfare 2 hits 25 million unique users

Infinity Ward blockbuster breaks new record, but Bowling remains quiet on controversy

1 9th March 2010 @ 09:08AM Developers Online Publishers

Valve confirms Steam for Mac

April release for digital services; Steam Play will allows users to play across both formats with no additional charge

12 8th March 2010 @ 06:58PM Developers Publishers Retail

More trouble for Ubisoft's DRM system

PC gamers unable to play games due to server issues

23 8th March 2010 @ 10:22AM Online Publishers

Piracy-targeting law firm investigated by watchdog

Firm acting for Atari, Codemasters against file-sharers faces harassment claims

1 5th March 2010 @ 01:14PM Politics Publishers

EA Partners signs indie titles DeathSpank and Shank

Ron Gilbert and Klei Entertainment digital titles to be distributed by publisher

5th March 2010 @ 10:40AM Online Publishers

Modern Warfare lawsuit accuses Activision of "unbridled greed"

IW staff not receiving fair share of profits; pressure could "burn out" employees

12 5th March 2010 @ 10:35AM Publishers Developers

Nexon offering $1m fund for indie developers

Company looking to sponsor, co-develop and publish titles from independent talent

3 5th March 2010 @ 08:32AM Developers Publishers

Activision dismisses "meritless" $36m Modern Warfare lawsuit

Zampella and West want creative control of MW brand and approval of Call Of Duty games set after Vietnam war

8 4th March 2010 @ 08:34PM Developers Publishers

Take-Two failing to make profits in non-GTA years

Red Dead Redemption, new Max Payne and Mafia titles will not be profitable due to protracted development

1 4th March 2010 @ 03:04PM Publishers Financial-business

Ubisoft denies Silent Hunter 5 DRM cracked on first day

New anti-piracy system is working, insists publisher; torrent sites are hosting incomplete game

24 4th March 2010 @ 12:24PM Publishers Online

Jackson joins Namco Bandai UK

Ex-Koch Media manager joins publisher's sales team

4th March 2010 @ 09:34AM Publishers People

Zampella and West file lawsuit against Activision

Duo make expected claim over unpaid royalties; West "shocked" at termination by Call of Duty publisher

11 4th March 2010 @ 07:45AM Developers Publishers

Take-Two losses down to $34m

BioShock ships over 3m units in under a month; revenues up to $163.2 million for period

3 3rd March 2010 @ 09:26PM Publishers Financial-business

Eurogamer Expo heads to Earls Court in October

GamesIndustry.biz Career Fair also back for 20,000 capacity venue

13 3rd March 2010 @ 08:00AM Events Games Publishers

Activision outlines Call of Duty reshuffle

Sledgehammer Games to create new "action-adventure" title; Infinity Ward under new leadership

15 2nd March 2010 @ 09:58PM Publishers Developers

Activision rating unaffected by Infinity Ward issue

Doug Creutz underlines "relatively favourable" timing for ejection of studio leadership

12 2nd March 2010 @ 05:36PM Publishers Business

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