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The LA Superior Court has dismissed a lawsuit from former Panama dictator Manuel Noriega aimed at Call of Duty: Black Ops II publisher Activision. Noriega filed a lawsuit in July claiming that the publisher had of the "blatant misuse, unlawful exploitation and misappropriation” of his image for economic gain" in …

There’s a new craze in the games publishing scene. A number of companies, from 505 Games and Mastertronic to Team 17 and Green Man Gaming, have been wooing indie developers with a desire to find the next big independent hit. But Curve Digital, a sister business to developer Curve Studios, …

A 2.5m national video game centre is to open in Nottingham in March next year on Carlton Street. The National Videogame Arcade will include over 12,000 objects on display across five floors, exhibition space, educational facilities, as well as acting as a research and learning hub. The centre will be …

Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has recovered from surgery on a growth in his bile duct and has returned to work. Reuters reports that the colourful exec this morning presented Nintendo’s most recent financial report – the first time he has appeared before the press since undergoing the procedure in June. …

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has said that he hopes to sell between 50m and 100m Oculus Rift virtual reality headsets over the next ten years. It needs to reach a very large scale – 50m to 100m units – before it will really be a meaningful thing as a computing …

EA says that on average FIFA 15 is attracting 50 per cent more players online than the numbers achieved by predecessor FIFA 14. FIFA 15 also attracted 3.4m unique players in its first day of availability – a record for the series. Boss Andrew Wilson told investors that overall Ultimate …

The first expansion for Destiny, The Dark Below, has been priced and dated. The content will arrive on December 9th and will cost a not unsubstantial 19.99, although those who have already paid out for the 34.99 Season Pass will receive both this release and next year’s House of Wolves. …

Some are chalking this up as a mistake. We’re not quite as convinced. In a blog post detailing the new YouTube sharing functionality now available on PS4 as part of the 2.00 firmware update, Sony used a screenshot showing someone uploading an Uncharted 3 clip. Uncharted 3 is only available …

National Videogame Arcade to act as exhibition, research and education facility

Firm offers to help identify cause of customer problems in games