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Timesplitters 4 project 'to be announced for new hardware'

Worried that Aliens: Colonial Marines will be yet another shoddy licensed title? Fear not. Speaking to MCV, Sega West boss Mike Hayes has said that it recognises that if the game is to achieve the sort of global sales the company is aiming for it must be a top-quality product. …

It looked innocent, but Capcomâ??s Smurf iPhone game attracted parental scorn for a pay system abused by kids. Games Investor Consulting's Rick Gibson explores the uproar...

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More than two million consumers have signed up to participate in the upcoming Call of Duty Elite public beta. The figure was revealed by Activision’s social media manager Dan Amrich via his One Of Swords blog, where he also confirmed that the beta would begin on July 14th. He also …

The Moshi Monsters man bares all on reaching 50m subscribers from the brink of financial collapse

A new accessory from peripherals maker Nyko is targeting those who lack the necessary living room space needed to play with Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect. Called the ‘Zoom’, the device attaches to the top of Kinect and adjusts its viewing angle. Nyko says that using it "reduces the play range …

THQ is in the process of closing down its New York studio Kaos. The publisher has confirmed to Develop it has made a strategic realignment within its internal studio structure and is in the process of closing two locations: the company’s UK studio and Kaos studio in New York." Its …

Global tech giant Microsoft is to pay a record 178m ($290m) issued by the US Supreme Court for infringing a patent. Canadian company i4i originally sued Microsoft in 2007 after discovering PC word processor program Word had infringed a patent relating to text manipulation software. Despite several appeals, the judges …

THQ never started production on a 3DS instalment in its popular Saints Row series, according to Danny Bilson. The firm’s executive vice president of core games told GameSpot the development team had decided to work on other projects instead. News that Saints Row 3DS had been canned emerged last month. …