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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, which departs from the franchise’s usual World War Two setting, will be available worldwide on November 5th, reported Next Generation . Activision also revealed the international track list for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Songs will include Minus Celsius (Backyard Babies), Hier Kommt …

Ubisoft PC titles will carry the Microsoft Games For Windows branding in future. The news was revealed by the platform holder at its Leipzig conference yesterday. The first Games For Windows Ubisoft title is The Settlers: Rise of an Empire. Other publishers already signed up to Games For windows include …

The Top Spin franchise will arrive on Wii in a format exclusive title called Top Spin Tennis next spring. The game play will be built around the Wii’s distinct remote and nunchuk, and as with other games in the Top Spin series, it will feature twelve real-life international tennis stars. …

The Official Halo 3 Guide will be launched into US stores alongside Halo 3 on September 25th. Piggyback produced the guide for Halo 2, which sold 270,000 units on its first day of release. "The Halo franchise has transcended the video game industry and become part of the culture at …

New Texas studio claims to reinvent the game development and publishing model

SCEE boss David Reeves has told an excited Leipzig crowd that Sony expects over 140 million PlayStation systems to be installed in PAL territory homes by 2010. The figure – which is greater than the entire population of Japan – is made up of consumers who had a PSOne, PS2 …

SCEE president David Reeves has told a packed Leipzig Game Convention that the PS3 has already notched up an impressive 1.3 million sales in Europe. Giving a full sales update to the anticipatory crowd, the Sony boss was in the mood for celebration – also revealing that the PS3 had …

At its press conference in Leipzig, Sony has announced that the new PSP Slim and Lite will be available across SCEE territories from September 5th this year. The firm also announced two limited edition bundles featuring either Spiderman 3 (and Spiderman 3 the film on UMD) or The Simpsons Game …

FOR What shouldn’t ever have really been anything more than a slight technical preference, the contention between PC users and Mac aficionados reaches pretty vicious levels at times. This was summed up perfectly in the reaction to the recent Mac and PC ads – personifying the difference between the two …

As part of its drive to put the PS3 at the front of the digital home, president of SCEE David Reeves showcased PlayTV – its personal video recording software. It allows users to watch, pause and record digital television programmes, and also allows remote viewing on the PSP. It will …