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Sony’s decision to make SingStar a free-to-play PS3 title has seen a dramatic increase in user numbers. Gamasutra reports that SingStar London studio director Dave Ranyard today told an audience at the Develop Conference that the game has added 1.5m new users since becoming free-to-play in October of last year. …

After making us wait for what seems like an eternity, Rockstar has finally given the world the first glimpse of Grand Theft Auto 5 in action. The gameplay trailer below gives you a taste of what you can expect from Rockstar’s most ambitious open-world game yet. We had the opportunity …

The biggest challenge for gaming in India at the moment is getting the government to recognise it as an industry on its own, PlayStation India country manager Atindriya Bose has said. It’s very important right now to bring together all the segments of gaming in India to present a compelling …

LA-based content distribution company” Writers’ Group Film Corp has acquired the retro computing Amiga licence. It hopes to use the IP for a fresh range of retro games releases across consoles, PC, smartphones and tablets – or in corporate speech to create new revenue from publisher’s dormant game libraries”. The …

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Transformers owner Hasbro has acquired a majority stake in mobile games dev Backflip Studios. The toy firm has paid in the region of $112m for 70 per cent of the Colorado studio. Backflip’s current management is to remain in place although it will expand its development roster by working with …

Develop Conference: Dave Ranyard on how the SingStar developer 'pioneered' console F2P

UK games mag 360 Gamer is to unveil its new branding with its next issue. As of its July 17th 130th issue Uncooked Media’s Xbox mag will be known as ONE Gamer. The move – obviously – reflects Microsoft’s transition to its new next-gen machine later this year. Just as …

PC gamers are able to get a free copy of Splinter Cell Blacklist if they buy certain Nvidia GPUs. Anyone who purchases either a GeForce GTX 660, 660 Ti, 670, 680, 760, 770, or 780 from a participating retailer is eligible and will receive a code prior to the game’s …

Dlala leaving studio as residency opens up for new arrivals in 2014