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Former FarmVille 2 lead Tim LeTourneau to be responsible game design across social games giant

A trio of Sega’s AM2 titles are to receive digital re-releases on Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network. Sega’s AM2 system became an arcade standard in the ‘90s and also served as the basis for the company’s brilliant but ill-fated Saturn console. Virtua Fighter 2 and spin-off Fighting Vipers …

Apple’s range of iDevices dominate the Christmas lists of kids aged 6-12 in the US. Its success comes at the expense of Nintendo’s Wii U, which is forced into second place according to new data from Nielsen. Apple’s iPad is the most sought after gift followed by Wii U, iPad …

After years of struggle, the South American country's development sector is establishing itself as a powerful emerging market

Over a hundred GAME stores have had Wii U demo pods installed for the public. As is the way with Nintendo’s experimental approach to hardware design, explaining it is fairly tricky – getting hands on is easily the best way for the public to get their head around how it …

Square-Enix and E-xpress Interactive have been quite busy in the lead up to the release of Hitman: Absolution in India. A trade and press event in Mumbai was followed up by a consumer preview showcase at Delhu’s F.o.G lounge. Games the Shop in Mumbai’s Oberoi Mall threw open its doors …

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Lender Well Fargo has agreed to extend the terms of its loan to THQ, giving the publisher a new January 15th deadline to meet its demands. Wells Fargo had previously threatened to default THQ after it failed to fulfil the conditions of its agreement. But as well as extending its …

Publisher protected from creditors' legal action until January 15th next year

Microsoft has posted a pair of job listings in search of developers to join 343 industries for future Halo endeavors. Spotted by Gamespot, the two software engineer listings are specifically seeking out those qualified for building the next generation of backend services to power Halo 4 and our new game …