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The critically acclaimed freemium game Triple Town has been flagrantly plagiarised by a rival games studio, according to allegations in a copyright infringement suit. Mobile games group Spry Fox last week launched a lawsuit against casual game studio 6Waves Lolapps, alleging that its latest release – called Yeti Town – …
Read More »IGN teams up with TV firm for new Start
Tomorrow will see the launch of Start, a new YouTube games channel by IGN Entertainment and TV producers Shine Group. Start will be produced and curated by IGN, and will kick off with five new weekly shows that have been put together with the help of Shine’s Reveille Productions, the …
Read More »UPDATED: Morrisons slashes console prices
UK supermarket chain Morrisons has cut the price on a number of console SKUs, according to reports. The 160GB version of the PlayStation 3 is now available for 150 with the 250GB cut to 200 – the latter price has been verified by MCV from a North London store rep. …
Read More »Breaking Free
Develop talks to NaturalMotion about the opportunities of high-end free-to-play
Read More »PlayStation France boss: "We’ll be the last to announce new console"
The boss of PlayStation France has stated that Sony is likely to be the last of the platform holders to announce a new console. That’s according to a translation via OPM which quotes CEO Phillippe Cardone as claiming: Sony is under less pressure than it’s rivals and will probablybe the …
Read More »Facebook prepping $100bn IPO
Social giant Facebook is set to file for an initial public offering in a deal which could value the company as much as $100bn. The Wall Street Journal reported that the SEC filing for a public offering of stock could come as early as Wednesday this week. The offering is …
Read More »Sony’s US PSN boss departs
Susan Panico quits; Replacement not yet announced
Read More »Fifth outing planned for Ace Attorney
Capcom’s popular fantasy law series Ace Attorney is getting a brand new fifth outing, the publisher has announced. In addition, the first three games in the series are to get an HD-enabled re-release on Apple’s iOS platforms – or more specifically, the iPhone 4 and iPad 2. The three titles …
Read More »Trials Evolution ‘leaked online’
YouTube videos suggest Redlynx's next XBLA game is already out in the wild
Read More »Sony’s US PSN boss quits company
The boss of PlayStation Network at Sony America has left the company. VentureBeat reports that Susan Panico left after a successful spell that saw the service increase its user base significantly and strike a number of important content deals with partners. We can confirm Susan has left SCEA. We thank …
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