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Nintendo’s 3DS could hit the 1m unit sales milestone next month. PocketGamer has reported numbers from GfK Chart-Track’s exclusive hardware reports, which are widely distributed around the press but not authorised for publication. If the machine does reach that number in June, it will mean that 3DS has taken three …
Read More »Google Chrome becomes the world’s most popular browser
Having launched three and a half years ago, Google’s Chrome web browser has overtaken Microsoft’s Internet Explorer for the first time to become the world’s most popular browser. That’s according to Statcounter, whose numbers show that Chrome had a higher average traffic number than IE for a seven-day period (May …
Read More »Microsoft eases Xbox Indie Game price regulations
Developers can change XBLIG prices every seven days
Read More »Nathan Drake handed Star Trek 2 role
Nolan North, the most prolific game voice over provider in the galaxy, has been handed a role in upcoming Paramount flick Star Trek 2. He was handed the role by director J J Abrams who is a huge fan of his work as the voice of Naughty Dog’s Nathan Drake …
Read More »Diablo 3 accounts hacked – Blizzard ups security
Customers urged to visit security pages for guidance
Read More »Activision bolsters UK development with new studio
Publishing powerhouse Activision is set to establish a brand new mobile-focused studio in the UK. Develop reports that UK games veteran and former Team 17 man Martyn Brown has been hired to handle the recruitment process. Activision’s last major UK dev interest ended in January 2011 when it closed the …
Read More »Digital growth keeps Future on track
Future PLC has revealed strong digital revenue growth in its interim results for the half-year ended March 31st 2012. Statutory revenue for the period fell 11 per cent to 61.1m with operating profit falling 33 per cent to 1.2m. Normalised revenue was down four per cent and profit down five …
Read More »Mallet ditches EA to head up King.com’s new London studio
EA has suffered the ignominy of yet another executive departing in favour of a role at a casual and social gaming firm. At least this time it wasn’t Zynga – former development director at EA-owned studio Playfish Catharina Lavers Mallet has accepted a role with King.com that will see her …
Read More »DmC misses 2012, dated for Janaury ’13
Capcom has announced a release date for its new Devil May Cry title DmC – and the bad news is the game will miss 2012. Fortunately, it won’t miss it by much – DmC will now be released on January 15th 2013 in the US. The PC version will arrive …
Read More »Activision contract exposes Bungie’s project ‘Destiny’
Activision’s ongoing court battle with former Infinity Ward developers Jason West and Vince Zampella has taken a surprising turn, as the publisher’s high-profile 2010 deal with Bungie has suddenly been laid bare. The LA Times has brought to light a 27-page contract with Bungie; a ten-year agreement that has the …
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