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ArenaNet has announced its sub-free MMO Guild Wars 2 has sold over 3m copies, with detailed plans for expanding the game in 2013 revealed by the developer as well. Game director Colin Johanson shared the figure in the opening of a lengthy blog post on the game’s official website. Guild …

Disney wants in on the consumer excitement that has propelled Activision’s Skylanders to become a $500m-grossing toy-game property in the US. Disney Infinity unites a range of iconic characters as a console, mobile and online game It is "not just a single game" the firm says, with Infinity tapping into …

Featured spot in prime-time advert up for grabs for winning app

The owner of HMV Canada is reportedly interested in acquiring some of the troubled chain’s UK stores. The Financial Times reports, however, that Hilco has not yet been approached by administrators Deloitte. The paper adds that as well as asking suppliers for a 300m bailout prior to falling into administration, …

Ivan Buchta and Martin Pezlar to return to families in Czech Republic

Ivan Buchta and Martin Pezlar have been freed on bail and are free to return home to the Czech Republic. The Bohemia Interactive developers were arrested in September after being accused of scouting a military base on the island of Lemnos to aid in the development of Arma III – …

Web portal to feature free browser-based games targeted at mid-to-hardcore gamers

iOS title for ages four and up launched on App Store by zombie game outfit

Deep Silver has lifted the lid on a new edition of the upcoming Dead Island Riptide – and it’s a little risqu to say the least. It’s called the Dead Island Riptide Zombie Bait Edition and comes with a 31cm tall resin statue, which is Dead Island’s grotesque take on …

News of a decline in demand for iPhone has seen Apple’s share price fall to its lowest point in nearly a year. Apple’s share price fell 3.6 per cent to $501.75 yesterday – a 28 per cent fall since its September 2012 high. Bloomberg reports that Apple has ordered just …