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Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley has said that 70 per cent of the company’s revenues come from PS3. We have two operating free-to-play games on PS3 right now – DC Universe and Free Realms. So we’re uniquely placed having helped to build the PlayStation Network in the first place,” …

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Xbox Live’s first free-to-play title Happy Wars has amassed over 1.2m players worldwide since launch. Developer Toylogic announced the figure earlier this week, while simultaneously rolling out a new holiday-themed update for the title. The update is supposed to improve matchmaking and online stability as well. Happy Wars debuted in …

Just under 1,300 new backers pledge support for god game in less than a day as campaign goes to the wire

Financial services corporation Morgan Stanley has agreed to pay a $5m fine to settle charges that it improperly handled crucial information regarding Facebook’s earnings ahead of the social network company’s dreadful initial public offering. A Massachusetts securities regulator charged that Morgan Stanley coached Facebook on how to present lowered earnings …

The executive producer of The War Z has apologised for the furore that has surrounded the release of the game on Steam, although it’s clear that he thinks much of the criticism is unfair. MCV reported yesterday that users had taken exception to a number of claims made in the …

Peter Molyneux’s Godus faces a tense last two days as the Kickstarter project slowly closes in on its 450,000 target. At the time of writing Godus stands at 418,000 – just 32,000 short of its goal. But with only 56 hours to go, it’s very much squeaky bums time down …

Judge rules against motion to block sale of several devices including Galaxy SIII

Several iPhone and iPad games from EA Mobile have dropped down to just Rs 55 as the publisher kicks off its holiday sale. Games such as Need for Speed: Most Wanted, FIFA 13, Burnout Crash, Monopoly, Scrabble, Mirror’s Edge and more, many of which normally retail for Rs 270, are …

First free-to-play Xbox 360 game looks to prove viability of business model on console