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Read More »PopCap: 120m people play social games
More people are playing social games than ever before, says PopCap. The casual giant found that 71 per cent more play social games today compared to last year – 120m players in total. Plus, the number of ‘avid’ social game players have more than doubled from seven per cent in …
Read More »Nintendo: 3DS sales are outpacing DS
Down-talked handheld matches DS first-year sales in just eight months
Read More »Gran Turismo 5 Spec II retail release confirmed
A bonus version of Gran Turismo 5 will zoom to Japan next year but Sony says it has no plans for a UK release at the moment. Spec II is a boxed release that includes the full Gran Turismo 5 PS3 racing game along with all of its downloadable content, …
Read More »Black Ops Zombies hits App Store
Activision has released a second Zombies title for Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies follows in the footsteps of last year’s Call of Duty: World At War Zombies and recreates the popular multiplayer mode on iOS. The game has been developed specifically for tablets …
Read More »Fumito Ueda ‘quits Sony’
Ico designer to finish work on The Last Guardian 'in freelance capacity'
Read More »Zynga metrics are ‘sketchy’, claims Take-Two CEO
Facebook games kingpin 'has disclosure issues', Zelnick claims
Read More »Sony readies PS3 for Vita launch
A new firmware update will add Vita functionality to PlayStation 3 this week. Sony has announced the imminent system software update, v4.00, will enable PS3 owners to use their console as a content hub for the upcoming handheld, according to the PlayStation Blog. They will be able to share games, …
Read More »Battlefield 3 sales top 8 million
Electronic Arts has announced sales of its blockbuster first-person shooter have surpassed the eight million milestone. The figure was confirmed by the publisher’s CFO Eric Brown during this week’s Baird Technology Conference in San Fransisco, according to Game Informer. Previously, EA touted first week sales of five million units worldwide …
Read More »INTERVIEW: The X(box) Factor
Who better an interview subject for a piece looking at the rise and rise of Xbox than its new UK director of retail sales and marketing Jonathan Grimes? Like the venerable box itself, which rose in people’s estimations over the brand’s history, Grimes has climbed the ranks of Microsoft. Taking …
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