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Ken Kutaragi in new ?cyber? start-up

Ken Kutaragi in new ?cyber? start-up

?Father of PlayStation? forms new business in Tokyo

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Iwata: Digital era decades away

Iwata: Digital era decades away

Nintendo boss thinks bricks and mortar will remain dominant gaming force until 2029

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Square Enix profits fall amid sales rise

Square Enix profits fall amid sales rise

Dragon Quest IX, Batman and Kingdom Hearts drive sales

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Gran Turismo 5 budget put at $60m

Gran Turismo 5 budget put at $60m

But series producer Kazunori Yamauchi doesn?t see the costs as extravagant

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Atlus acquires online distributor

Atlus acquires online distributor

Gonzo Rosso buyout seen as part of Atlus' new push into the oniine markets

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Infinity Ward: Wii can?t deliver on our goals

Infinity Ward: Wii can?t deliver on our goals

As the studio ponders new IP after Modern Warfare 2

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Japanese industry ?in decline?, says Takahashi

Japanese industry ?in decline?, says Takahashi

GameCity 09: The solution? Split up global development businesses into region-specific divisions

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Takahashi wants to partner with western developers

Takahashi wants to partner with western developers

GameCity 09: While the Katamari Damacy maestro envisions an FPS where the player grows into a giant

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New Nintendo DS ?powered by Nvidia?

New Nintendo DS ?powered by Nvidia?

Sources claim Nvidia?s mobile-centric system-on-a-chip, Tegra, will power the next Nintendo handheld

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Capcom drops DLC model with Super Street Fighter

Capcom drops DLC model with Super Street Fighter

New characters, play and performance upgrades coming via physical disc only

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Square Enix allegedly axing Japanese staff

Square Enix allegedly axing Japanese staff

Western-facing mega-publisher cutting ties from its native country

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Inafune on TGS showcase: ?Japan is finished?

Inafune on TGS showcase: ?Japan is finished?

Longstanding Capcom maestro dismayed at Japan?s TGS offering

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Unreal Engine 4 set for next gen

Unreal Engine 4 set for next gen

Epic makes surprise hint that Gears 3 won?t be built on Unreal 3 tech

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Epic expands with new Tokyo office

Epic expands with new Tokyo office

New studio will ? initially ? provide Unreal Engine support to local businesses

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Lionhead?s Fable franchise ?may adopt Natal?

Lionhead?s Fable franchise ?may adopt Natal?

Future Fable releases may employ motion control, says Microsoft Game Studios

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Capcom renovates Resi 5 with PS3 motion-control

Capcom renovates Resi 5 with PS3 motion-control

Resident Evil 5: Director?s Cut to integrate Sony's new motion controller

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Motion-control update for existing PS3 games

Motion-control update for existing PS3 games

Flower, EyePet, and High Velocity Bowling first to get updates

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Sony studios reveal motion-control projects

Sony studios reveal motion-control projects

Internal developers working on new motion-control editions of Ape Escape and Echochrome

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Inafune: Natal will 'open game possibilities'

Inafune: Natal will 'open game possibilities'

Capcom guru says new Microsoft controller will 'stir up our creative spirits'

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Project Natal: Key dev support signed

Project Natal: Key dev support signed

Tokyo Game Show used to prove Microsoft has appeal with global studios

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RedOctane was told ?music games won?t sell?

RedOctane was told ?music games won?t sell?

Numerous Japanese companies saw no potential in what became a world-conquering genre

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Wii 2 forecast for 2011 release

Wii 2 forecast for 2011 release

Square Enix president Yoichi Wada believes Nintendo?s follow up is closer than believed

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Wada: Motion control games ?difficult to design?

Wada: Motion control games ?difficult to design?

Square Enix boss pessimistic of the impact of Natal and Sony's motion controller

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Nintendo spins off QA division

Nintendo spins off QA division

Japanese 'Mario Club' team made into own company to 'improve staff treatment'

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VIDEO: Sony?s PS3-optimised physics SDK

VIDEO: Sony?s PS3-optimised physics SDK

Physical library built on the renowned Cell microprocessor

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