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New reports suggest that the BBC is keen to produce games based on its popular television series.

Of the big-three games companies only Microsoft's Xbox 360 has seen increased sales, with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii both seeing a downturn.

Microsoft has apologised for a tweet sent from its Xbox 360 PR account encouraging grieving Amy Winehouse fans to remember the singer by buying her album, Back to Back, from Microsoft’s Zune store.

Despite both companies posting record quarterly growths in both profits and revenue, for the second quarter in a row Apple has outperformed Microsoft.

Tech giant Microsoft has exceeded analysts quarterly financial estimates, with strong sales of its Office software and Xbox 360 games console leading the charge.

A post on Microsoft's blog from Senior Attorney, Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit Richard Boscovich has offered a $250,000 reward for information regarding the creators and operators of the Rustock botnet.

In a recent interview Ubisoft chairman and CEO Yves Guillemot declared his belief that Nintendo Wii U "will change the video game industry."

A new job posting by Microsoft's Windows Phone division indicates that the company is beginning development of a new secret project designed to break Apple and Google's hold on the smartphone market.

According to AMD's director of ISV relationships Neal Robison, Microsoft's next generation Xbox 720 games console will feature vast improvements to its AI and graphics.

Speaking at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference last week, Windows Phone chief Andy Lee hinted at future plans to merge all its current operating systems into one.

Apple is set to get a taste of its own medicine as Indian-based company Kootol Software threatens legal action against it and 29 other companies, including Microsoft, IBM and Google.

Windows Phone 7's forthcoming Mango version is set to appear on a slew of new smartphones, including one made by Galaxy S2 creator Samsung.

Sony has unveiled a new three-year $20 million investment plan to help increase the number of exclusive titles on its PlayStation Network.

Speaking at the Worldwide Partners Conference, Microsoft's Windows Phone president Andy Lees denied all claims suggesting future Windows tablets would run using the company's Windows Phone operating system.

Taiwan-based smartphone maker HTC has gotten serious about games, buying S3 Graphics.

With Nintendo's new Wii U confirmed and rumours flying about Sony's PlayStation 4, analysts are questioning just when Microsoft's adoring fans will get word of its next generation Xbox 720.

Just as Sony finally managed to reactivate the PSN in its native Japan, two fresh sets of rumors have arisen alleging not only that it is in the process of completely redesigning the network, but also that its next generation PlayStation 4 console is set be in stores as early as 2012.

Finnish Phone guru Nokia released its latest entertainment focused smartphone the X7 loaded with its latest Anna version of the Symbian operating system, can the phone succeed despite the OS's ailing fortunes?

With the a rumoured deal with Skype and an unofficial plug-in designed to replicate Google+'s circles feature both being revealed in the same day, many analysts have speculated that Facebook is playing catch up with Google's new half-launched social networking service.

In response to the overwhelming hoards of internet users clamoring to try out Google's new Google+ social networking service, Facebook has been in talks with Microsoft owned Skype about a rumoured new video chat service.

The letter highlighted several of the criticisms made against the PlayBook tablet

Search giant Google's new Google+ service is set to contain third-party developed games and apps similar to those currently found on Facebook.

In an interview with IndustryGamers Microsoft's interactive entertainment business COO and CFO Dennis Durkin reiterated his belief that Sony's PSN hacking plight has led to a united games industry ready to work together in its efforts to combat the world's growing cyber threat.

Olympic allocation announced amid warning of online scammers

In a statement to IGN Crytek games has denied that it is currently developing titles for Microsoft's next-generation Xbox 720 console.

With E3 out of the way and the sun beginning to set on the current generation of home entertainment consoles, recently released sales figures have revealed that Microsoft's Xbox 360 is currently beating Sony's PS3 in overall sales.

An unnamed developer from Crysis 2 developer Crytek has revealed that Microsoft's next generation Xbox is in development and set to be shown at 2012's E3 conference.

Following LulzSec's ongoing campaign against the games industry, a study by the NDP Group has revealed that game sales in the U.S. have hit their lowest point in five years, but interestingly the recent slew of cyber attacks has not been listed as a key reason for the sales lull.

With the games industry still licking its wounds after Sony's PlayStation Network nightmare and hacker collective LulzSec hot on it heals, a study by the NDP Group has reported that physical game sales in the U.S. have hit their lowest point in five years.