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A somewhat ambiguous posting on a web portfolio of a designer currently working for Microsoft has got tongues wagging about a potential 2015 launch date for the next Xbox console. Posted by Ben Peterson, who was recently recruited to work at Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business, the art (spotted by ZDNet) …

Though we won’t know anything concrete for a long, long time to come, the very first roll of the dice on what will eventually become the next generation of console hardware seems to have been made.Eurogamer reports that three Microsoft job listings on LinkedIn point to the very early stages …

While the recently released World of Warcraft: Cataclysm saw game world Azeroth get a major rebuild in a number of areas, the next release for the game is likely to introduce players to some brand new territory. I think the next expansion will be something more like a new continent …

Speaking to investors last night, publisher Activision tuned its attentions to the 2011 iteration of its Call of Duty franchise – which by the sounds of it promises to be something a little different. Strong demand and close to a decade of solid performance give us a confidence to continue …

The cost and turbulence caused by the transition to a new generation of hardware is not what the games industry currently needs, according to THQ president and CEO Brian Farrell. Instead, the exec thinks that expanding the current console audience through expansions such as Kinect and Move is very much …

The hugely popular Xbox 360 Gamesfives tournament will take place on Wednesday, June 23rd at the Barnet Powerleague. Teams representing all sectors of the industry will compete for the coveted trophy (won by D3P last year) in the morning. They’ll then set their differences aside for an afternoon of beers, …

In a move that he obviously knew would send Activision’s PR team into somewhat of a frenzy, skateboarding legend Tony Hawk last night revealed via Twitter the name of the next game to star his likeness – Tony Hawk Shred. Tony Hawk: Shred. There, I said it. Actually, I named …

There’s no way of knowing if these snaps caught by US tech blog Engadget are the real deal, but they’re certainly a lot more plausible than some recent ‘leaked prototypes‘. The pictured device, whether it be the next iPhone or something totally unrelated, includes a front-facing camera, 80GB of storage. …

Though the latest Pokemon titles have only just hit UK shores, a Japanese teaser site has offered the first glimpse of the next instalment in Nintendo’s series – Pokemon Black and Pokemon White. Details are scant for now, though Joystiq reckons that Nintendo has promised plenty of innovation in this …

The Digital Economy Bill is making its way into British law books, but with a General Election just weeks away the final chapter in the DEB’s story is still some way off. So what preparations should the industry be making? I am delighted to inform you that the Digital Economy …