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London-based publisher sells Sneaky Games and Concept Art House

EA’s second-screen experience for battlefield 4 won’t be available to players on Xbox 360 or PS3. Speaking to Engadget, Battlelog’s assistant producer Jesper Nielsen said that the reason is the web-based tech powering the project. "When we set out to build [Battlelog in Battlefield 4], our biggest goal from the …

Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar was originally approached by developer Big Ant Studios to endorse and star in its upcoming cricket gameDon Bradman Cricket 14. HES’ Ashes Cricket 2013 rival was announced earlier today. Posting on thePlanetCricket forums, Big Ant Studios CEO Ross Symons said: For ‘personalities’ sometimes you just …

Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar was originally approached by developer Big Ant Studios to endorse and star in its upcoming cricket game, which was today unveiled as Don Bradman Cricket 14. Posting on the PlanetCricket forums, Big Ant Studios CEO Ross Symons said, For "personalities" sometimes you just know someone, …

Games distributor E-xpress Interactive will conduct Interact 2013, its annual trade event, in Mumbai tomorrow. Interact 2013 will showcase E-xpress’ upcoming game releases for 2013-14, featuring titles from Square Enix, Warner Bros, Sega, Take-Two Interactive, Bethesda, Namco Bandai and Ubisoft. The annual event attracts trade representatives from across India, and …

Jules Williams, consumer retail analyst at Kantar Worldpanel, discusses the annual summer slowdown in games sales and the opportunities for growth… Summer is well and truly upon us, with most of the UK basking in the first welcome rays of sunshine. The games industry, meanwhile, is prepared to sit beneath …

Lee Perry on why designers use shared experiences and existing games to convey their ideas

Specialist retailer Game4u has opened its 10th retail store in India; this one in Thane. The new store is located at Viviana Mall in Mumbai’s rapidly growing neighbouring town, and is also aiming to cater to customers in the nearby Mulund and Bhandup areas. We looked at Thane as an …

Unanimous rejection by Sony board members to mooted sell-off, which included PlayStation

Update: Trine Games CEO Sangam Gupta has responded to the below report, saying that the company will shift to its new studio this month, that all outstanding wages will be paid this month, that the company is now under new ownership, and that it will issue an IPO soon. Here …