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Capps to take up advisory role as well as remaining on the board of directors

A Hitman: Absolution promotional Facebook app that challenges gamers to kill their friends because of their breast or penis size, has been pulled. The app, quite understandably, received consumer backlash when it went live earlier today. The product challenged fans to put a ‘hit’ out on their Facebook friends. Amongst …

Microsoft is trying to entice consumers to choose Xbox 360 as their host platform for the video release of The Dark Knight Rises. The film will come will a host of SmartGlass extras, meaning that those with a compatible device can access complimentary content while watching Christopher Nolan’s movie. Additional …

The decision to reboot Devil May Cry was always going to upset some fans, Capcom has admitted. The new game – which launches on January 15th – was initially greeted with dismay by vocal Devil May Cry fanatics. Gamers were unhappy with the new direction, the new UK?developer and even …

Develop takes a look at what this trailer production service can do for your studio

Microsoft has failed in a bid to renew the trademark for Killer Instinct. The Killer Instinct IP debuted in 1995 when Midway debuted Rare’s fighter in the arcades. It was later ported to the SNES and Game Boy. A sequel followed in 1996. Rumours of a resurrection of the franchise …

More than 2 million has been pledged to UK creators on Kickstarter. The crowdfunding servicelaunched in the UK a month ago, and so far 2,069,164 ($3.33 million) has been pledged. Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler and data engineer Fred Benenson released data about its first month in ablog post. 45,799 backers …

Amazon’s digital movie and TV service LoveFilm has today arrived on the Nintendo Wii. A Wii U versions is said to be coming soon”, though no official date has yet been announced. Membership starts at 4.99 a month. Existing members of the service can start using straight away for no …

A US judge has thrown out Motorola’s attempt to ban the Xbox 360 over an alleged patent dispute. The BBC reports that Motorola was attempting to claim $4bn a year due to an alleged breach of its connectivity and video-coding patents. The judge argued that the patents have been recognised …

Developer that found fame on Facebook now devotes most staff to mobile platforms