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Yes, you read the headline correctly – The Pirate Bay has threatened to sue a rival website over an alleged case of copyright infringement. TorrentFreak reports that Finnish anti-piracy group the Copyright Information and Anti-Piracy Centre (CIAPC) launched a website designed to mimic TPB’s user interface to build a service …

CCP and Crytek predict monetisation model will be core to the make up of future hardware

The legal tussle between EA and Zynga appears to be over. EA had launched a legal assault on Zynga over casual game TheVille, which it argued borrowed heavily from its own The Sims 3. Zynga, in retaliation, launched its own lawsuit against EA alleging that EA CEO John Riccitiello had …

We’re days away from learning more about how the next generation of consoles will take shape – and developers predict free-to-play games will be at the heart of it. The games industry has embraced the business model in the past few years, with publishing giants like EA and Ubisoft investing …

EA is using social media as its weapon of choice to promote Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel. We’re taking a digital approach to the marketing for Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel,” says senior product manager Kevin Flynn. Naturally we will be across the different social media outlets building …

After a successful debut at Christmas, the Games OnSong choir will return. The troupe will take to the stage at April 18th’s MCV Awards for the GamesAid Tenor – the night’s fundraising drive for the UK games industry charity. Led by IGN’s Ian Chambers, the choir performed their first charity …

Pussy Flip is no more, having undergone a name change. UK casual game outfit Kwalee has renamed its puzzle title Pussy Flip to the altogether less risqu Flip the Cats. It was worried that some of its international audience might have kittens when confronted with the name. The official line …

The still unannounced next generation of consoles won’t be able to compete with today’s modern gaming PCs when it comes to raw power. That’s according to Crytek boss Cevat Yerli, who told Eurogamer that: "Without breaking NDAs that are in place, realistically, from purely a price point perspective, it is …

Jeroen Bouwman, Head of Content Acquisition & Michael Louw, Senior Games Producer at Spil Games reveal the opportunities in casual games in 2013.

US President says games can be a catalyst to inspire