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If all goes to plan this month will see EA celebrate its two billionth mobile games download. So pleased is the publisher that it says it will give away 2bn free gifts in a number of its most popular titles between now and December 17th. Freebies will be appearing in …

New point release enhances 3D UI system, lighting and introduces demo recording

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EA has admitted that it has enjoyed mixed success with its acquisition strategy and suggested that it’s not something people should expect more of in the immediate future. "I think our history with acquisitions is somewhat marginal in performance," CFO Blake Jorgensen told the Credit Suisse Annual Technology Conference, as …

A survey of GameStop PowerUp Rewards members in the US has found that Grand Theft Auto V features on more Christmas lists this year than any other game. Rockstar’s next-gen re-release featured on 34 per cent of wish lists (for either giving or receiving) compared to Call of Duty: Advanced …

Depression Quest developer Zoe Quinn has completely dismissed any notion that the online #GamerGate hate campaign has even the remotest link to ethics in games journalism. It’s all based on utter stupidity,” she told The Guardian. Every single thing they’ve done has been doublespeak, everything they’ve done has been harmful …

107,638 unit sales weren’t enough to see Sega’s new Vita RPG Phantasy Star Nova knock Nintendo’s new Pokemon games from the top of the weekly Japanese charts. Famitsu sales data for the week ending November 30th show that the Top 10 welcomed a number of new titles including Kadokawa’s Vita …

The new Sinclair Spectrum Vega has already surpassed its 100,000 crowdfunding target to put the tiny computer in production. The Indiegogo campaign only began on Monday but the computer has already caught the public’s affection and sold each of its 1,000 limited edition First Edition units. The 100 system,launched by …

TIGA calls for export tax relief, while UKIE urges for continued investment in Skills Investment Fund

Studio working on episodic series for Xbox One