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UK peripherals specialist Accessories4Technology has won the licensing rights to create products based on the Plants vs Zombies series. The PopCap-developed tower defence game has been released across almost every format in the last few years, and has been downloaded over 120m times worldwide. A4T is releasing a range of …

F2P titles reflect long-term engagement while console games are more akin to film

3DS is to have a starring role in a host of Multiplayer Madness events staged across 15 GAME stores this Saturday. Owners of either 3DS of 3DS XL can bring their consoles to participating stores on April 20th to take part. The event runs between 10am and 6pm. Attendees will …

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Co-production outfit now has 25 million monthly active users in China

Profits for the current financial year will be about half of what was initially forecast, Capcom has warned. This is in part due to expenses associated with a freshly announced company-wide restructure. That was far from the only factor, however. The company also blamed drastic changes in the industry’s market …

Publisher points to 'excessive' outsourcing as reason for decline in quality in some releases

Disney has confirmed plans to release a new Star Wars film every year from 2015. TotalFilm reports that the announcement was made at LA event CinemaCon. Apparently it will alternate each year between the numbered VII, VIII and IX ‘Episodes’ and a series of standalone movies rumoured to centre on …

Reports claim that Microsoft is extending its plans for original programming on Xbox with a revival of TV series Heroes. TV Line reports that Microsoft is in talks with Heroes’ creators NBC to resurrect the show, the last episode of which was broadcast in February 2010. It is claimed that …

The UK’s leading supermarket Tesco has named Charlotte Harrington as its new home entertainment and books boss. She was until this month working as Tesco’s multi-channel general merchandise boss – a position she had held since October 2012. Prior to that Harrington worked as Tesco’s toys, nursey and sport category …