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A fascinating new war game in development at Australian studio Defiant Development will see gamers give up their guns and instead pick up their cameras. Warco – short for ‘War Correspondent’ – tasks players with entering the battlefield completely unarmed aside from their camera. Once escaped from the conflict gamers …

Video gaming is a world of absolutes. Live or die. Win or lose. Whether you work in the industry or are a consumer, the market conditions us to think this way. We expect a world where a single franchise will dominate each genre, no prisoners taken. Digital is tipped to …

Those looking forward to the next iteration of Apple’s world-conquering smartphone might have to wait a little longer. DigiTimes reports that the eagerly awaited iPhone 5 may be delayed after a problem has been detected with some of the device’s touch panels produced by Wintek. The site’s sources claim a …

Shares across the US and Europe were in free-fall yesterday amid warnings that the global economy had entered a danger zone. Publicly traded games companies, from Electronic Arts to Activision, were victim to a global sell-off that saw the main indexes in the UK, Germany and France fall about 5 …

Former VP leaves after 15 years at computer giant

This week we take a look at recent TV advertising activity for games and find out which campaigns have been most successful. This information is provided by specialist communication firmGeneration Mediawhich focuses on the entertainment and leisure industries. Games and consoles TV advertising saw a week-on-week decline for the first …

PlayStation Vita owners will still be able to enjoy multiplayer games with PSP owners across an ad-hoc connection. A Sony website states that anyone who downloads a PSP title on their Vita via PSN will still be able to use the multiplayer functions with both other Vita users and those …

Discussing its upcoming shift of focus for PlayStation Home, the platform holder has demoed a couple of the new titles heading to the service. And Shack News reports that one of them – Bootleggers – is a free-to-play fist person shooter that lets gamers take direct control of their Home …

Highly anticipated PC RPG Diablo III plays even better” with an Xbox 360 controller, says the game’s director. Jay Wilson told PC Gamer about the challenges Blizzard faces of working on its first console port, as well as its advantages. One of the reasons why we’re exploring the idea of …

Codemasters’ F1 2011 is in pole position as a convoy of new releases race onto UK shelves. This year’s iteration of the best-selling racer builds on the phenomenal success of F1 2010. Highlights include revamped online multiplayer modes, a co-op championship mode and updated rosters. Meanwhile, 505 Games steps into …