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Apple has cut its iPhone 5 component orders by half due to ‘weaker-than-expected’ demand. People ‘familiar with the situation’ told WSJthat Apple’s orders of iPhone 5 screens for the January-March quarter dropped by half of what the company had previously planned to order. Also the company has cut orders for …

There are four references to the name ‘Batman Arkham Universe’ in a new list of 15 domains registered by Warner Bros. The obvious conclusion to draw from the names, which were reported by Fusible, is that Warner is on the cusp of announcing a new Batman title. And Arkham Universe …

Microsoft to integrate Kinect into every next-gen Xbox, claims analyst

Baird Equity Research’s Colin Sebastian believes that the PS4 will launch in October and will be followed by an Xbox 720 arrival the following month. However, he also claims in a note to analysts that he’s heard word of early production issues with Sony’s PS4” that could delay Sony’s plans. …

'Announcement may be made at E3 or even earlier in May', says Hiroshi Sakamoto

Gameshastra is set to release two games to tie into the upcoming Bollywood blockbuster, Race 2. The games will be based on the two major themes of the upcoming action multi-starrer – cars and casinos. The first, a racing game, is set for release today for Android devices. We’re unclear …

A Spanish language interview with Sony’s vice president of Home Entertainment Hiroshi Sakamoto appears to have confirmed a PS4 reveal in the near future. When emol.com asked if a new model would be revealed in the coming months, Sakamoto responded: "That’s still a big secret, but our friends are preparing …

EA’s FIFA 13 has claimed its sixth No.1 in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week. It does so despite a 47 per cent week-on-week drop in sales. Ubisoft’s Far Cry 2 retains second spot with sales falling 36 per cent. Much of the Top Ten remains …

'No silver bullet' for gun violence, says US Vice President

Gameshastra has fashioned itself into something of a puzzle game specialist. After releasing seven puzzlers in 2012, the most recent of them being Rescube, the Hyderabad-based company has now launched Crazy Oogles. The grid-based puzzle game tasks the player with connecting similar coloured tentacles, with complications arising in the form …