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The Daily Star journalist who penned yesterday’s story claiming that a Grand Theft Auto game based around the recent Rothbury shootings is in the works has stated that he’s surprised by the reaction to the piece. Furthermore, speaking on his Facebook page Lawton chose to make a further dig at …

Publisherâ??s Salt Lake outfit, once Wii-focused, is moving to spacious new surroundings

Wii and DS platform holder Nintendo is celebrating a significant legal victory in the Netherlands after 11 retailers were convicted of acting unlawfully by importing and selling DS R4 cards and Wii mod chips. The retailers had claimed that Nintendo’s objections were an act of unfair competition – a claim …

Online and mobile games firm Zattikka has raised $5.5 million in funding through its parent company Expedite 5. Led by Notion Capital and a group of private individuals including Harald Ludwig, co-chair of Lionsgate Entertainment, the investment will be used to bolster Zattikka’s efforts with regard to recruitment, R&D and …

UK charity GamesAid can help improve the perception of the entire games industry, says trustee Ian Livingstone.His claim comes as the UK organisation opens nominations for new charities. He told MCV: We need to raise a lot more money, give it to people who need it and represent an industry …

Having only made the jump to 33.4GB in January, electronics manufacturer Sharp has confirmed that it intends to launch the first commercially available 100GB capacity Blu-ray disc this month. PC World reports that the units will go on sale in Japan on July 30th and are expected to cost in …

SCEA deal with independent publisher Codename will see new titles released inside virtual world

OnLive is enjoying user numbers far bigger than expected”, according to CEO Steve Perlman, though the firm isn’t yet wiling to reveal exactly how many people have been logging onto the US service. We’re running at our autumn projected subscriber numbers, so adjusting was a bit of a challenge,” he …

Nick Davies of UK developer Bizarre Creations has claimed that new racing IP Blur will return with a future instalment. The game failed to perform in either the UK or US upon its debut in late May, though it has been suggested that it enjoyed a resilient June. Indeed, the …

PopCap’s downloadable version of Plants vs Zombies for Xbox 360 looks like it will receive new features not seen on the PC or iPhone. The casual strategy title boasts two Xbox 360 achievements that hint the game will include a two-player mode and online multiplayer. The first achievement is given …