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Studio opposes description of cheap apps as 'dangerous and disposable'; Insists console Angry Birds will routinely update

Shipments of PS3 consoles have been seized by European customs officers as an LG injunction against Blu-ray technology seeks to block Sony products from sale, according to a report in The Guardian this afternoon. Earlier this month, LG had filed a claim with the International Trade Commission calling for a …

Those hoping to sample Sony Online Entertainment’s PS3 and PC superhero MMO DC Universe Online will be pleased to hear that the publisher has extended its discounted subscription offer for another two weeks. A 90 day subscription in the UK costs just 19.99 in the offer – that’s down from …

Epic Games' engine to run multiple titles from French studio

JIM ROSSIGNOL – Rock, Paper, Shotgun Favourite games website that’s not yours or your company’s? I suppose I’m a fan of Joystiq’s Massively portal, because it manages to get the tone and diversity of the MMO niche spot on, without being super-nerdy. Favourite games magazine that’s not yours or your …

Having sent shooter fans into overdrive at the end of last week, it now looks as if the expected reveal of Modern Warfare 3 at this week’s GDC is a fake. Just hours after a mystery website featuring a Modern Warfare-styled countdown appeared online, Activision issued a statement denying any …

Activision is likely to reveal the next iteration in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series at next week’s Game Developers Conference. A teasing countdown has appeared at findmarkarov.com, named for the man who led the notorious airport attack depicted in Modern Warfare 2’s No Russian level. The timer will …

Former staff members of recently defunct developer Bizarre Creations have established a new Liverpool-based studio named Lucid Games. Formed by ‘senior management and experienced industry professionals’, Lucid is already undertaking a recruitment drive the seeks to create some 50 jobs. The existing team members are also presently in talks with …

Publisher EA has announced that an exclusive version of the track ‘I’m Not Calling You A Liar’ from Florence and the Machine’s debut album lungs will feature in Dragon Age II. With the band’s full blessings and enthusiasm, we isolated Florence’s original vocals from one of their most unique songs …

At Microsoft’s Xbox 360 showcase last night EA made the startling claim that Crysis 2 will not take any sort of performance knock when its 3D mode is enabled. In many previous 3D games users have had to endure a drop in visual detail, resolution and often framerate compared to …