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Reimbursements offered, with Ninja Royal and Infinity Blade Cross among the casualties

The global phenomenon that isMoshi Monsterscelebrates its fifth year with 80m registered users and $250m total gross retail sales. Moshi Monstersis an online platform where children can create and nurture virtual pets and make their way around Monstro City to play games and communicate with friends in a safe environment. …

A possible name for the new Xbox is currently doing the rounds online. Fusible reports that Microsoft has been named as the owner of a host of URLs relating to the Xbox Fusion brand. As well as owning the XboxFusion.com address it also claims ownership of a host of other …

iPhone maker thought to be sourcing extra cash to satisfy shareholders

Another potential name for the coming console touted

Microsoft’s Illumiroom technology could be one of the platform holder’s key drivers behind its new Xbox. As MCV reported in January following the tech’s unveiling at CES, Illumiroom uses a system that harks back to the old Philips amBX tech, but evolves it far beyond anything seen before. A projector …

Intel Developer Blog: Softtalkblog brings you an interactive introduction to HTML5

Destructability to be the new 'ragdoll', says Havok

Call of Duty, Halo 4, Far Cry, Borderlands – all violent games, yes, but the real damage is being done by those that conceal their violence behind a duplicitous family-friendly wrapping. Yesterday The Guardian published a feature entitled ‘Violence and guns in best-selling video games‘ that, to be fair to …

The July 10th Develop Awards will toast another diverse array of the finest European game development talent. Almost 100 different companies have been listed as finalists for the July 10th event. The shortlists for the 19 main prizes represents 36 different games and their creative talent, 49 different games studios …