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The first video footage of Blizzard’s long-rumoured Battle.net launcher beta has hit the internet. What it shows is basically something that looks very much like EA’s Origin client or even Ubisoft’s uPlay. As well as allowing gamers to launch their Blizzard titles such as World of Warcraft, StarCraft II or …

Indies reveal their successes and failures on the new hardware

Shahrukh Khan’s upcoming film, Chennai Express, is set to receive the mobile game treatment. The digital arm of Disney UTV has collaborated with UTV Motion Pictures and Red Chillies Entertainment to develop a mobile game based on the action-comedy. While no details about the game, or which platforms it will …

Agent, an elusive supposed PS3 exclusive that has been long forgotten by many could still feature in Rockstar’s plans. Siliconera reports that Take-Two has registered two new trademarks for Agent, both of which are for use with video games. Agent was first announced in June 2009. It was at the …

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Playground Games job listings and employee resumes have suggested that the studio is working on a follow-up to its debut release, Forza Horizon. While neither Microsoft nor Playground Games has confirmed that a sequel to the Xbox 360-excluisve open-world racer is in the works, studio director Gavin Raeburn and technical …

The owner of Activision is rumoured to be preparing a move to grab in the region of $3bn from the cash rich” publisher. The Wall Street Journal reports that Vivendi will at a board meeting today discuss plans to extract” over $3bn from Activision, with which it merged in 2007. …

Manchester City has announced that it has renewed its deal with EA Sports to see the publisher remain in place as its official gaming partner. The three-year extension was announced today on Man City’s Hong Kong pre-season tour. It sees FIFA demo pods remain at the Etihad Stadium Family Stand …

Take-Two has renewed the trademark for Rockstar’s spy action game,Agent,suggesting that it may still be in development. Agent was first announced by Sony at its E3 2009 press conference as a game being developed by Rockstar North exclusively for PlayStation 3. In a press release following that announcement, Rockstar revealed …

A number of new devs have revealed the sales numbers for their Ouya games and the reaction can best be described as mixed. Organ Trail by studio The Men Who Wear Many Hats has according to creator Ryan Wiemeyer sold about half of what my low-end predictions were” Gamasutra reports. …