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Research from Flinders University in Australia have linked late-night game-playing to disturbed sleep. MedicalXpress reports that 17 participants were asked tom play an unspecified newly released, fast-paced, violent video game” for either 50 or 150 minutes across two nights and then monitored as they slept in the university’s Sleep Lab. …

Sony has been cleared of multiple charges levelled at the firm regarding last year’s headline-hitting PSN hack. Courthouse News reports that US District Judge Anthony Battaglia threw out charges including negligence, unjust enrichment, bailment and violations of California consumer protection statutes”. The reason given was that none of the named …

Develop discovers whatâ??s next for the future of user interface design and development

'We don't see any reason why we wouldn't look to expand the Moshi Universe even further,' says Matjaszek

But tech will now launch on iOS and Android till early next year

Mind Candy is thinking about bringing Moshi Monsters to more gaming formats in the future, following the success of Moshling Zoo on Nintendo DS. The next Moshi DS game, Moshlings Theme Park, arrives on Friday, October 26th. Mind Candy’s senior marketing managerAndrew Matjaszek told Licensing.biz: "The Nintendo DS is an …

Medal of Honor: Warfighter for Xbox 360 will arrive in India on 26th October as earlier planned and three days before the PlayStation and PC versions. A few days ago we reported that the PlayStation and PC versions of Warfighter as well as Need for Speed: Most Wanted would be …

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is nearly with us, and Sony has released a smart new live-action trailer to bump up the hype a little. In the video we see famed Sony characters Kratos (God of War), Nathan Drake (Uncharted), Cole MacGrath (InFamous) and Sackboy (LittleBigPlanet) having a bit of a …

Publishing giant to gain access to e-mail address, Nintendo Network ID and date of birth

Popular catalogue retailer Argos is to revamp its UK operations in a new drive beginning next week. MyRetailMedia reports that central to the change is a renewed online effort, a rise in prices and, crucially, a dramatic increase to its store closure program with up to 100 outlets facing the …