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Kevin Butler did not appear in the Bridgestone Tires ad at the centre of Sony’s new lawsuit, the tire company has claimed. Yesterday MCV reported that Sony is suing both the tire company and ad agency Wildcat Creek – owned by Kevin Butler actor Jerry Lambert – amidst allegations that …

Laurence Toney departs to explore 'vast number of opportunities' in Silicon Valley

What a difference a year makes. In September 2011, OnLive was the literal centre of the Eurogamer Expo, handing out thousands of microconsoles to mark the launch of its games streaming service – giving users access to a healthy library of titles without the need for discs or downloads. Fast …

Games journalism will come of age next week as top TV star Russell Kane hosts the biggest night of the year – the Games Media Awards 2012. Kane, the main prize winner at the 2010 Edinburgh Fringe, recently returned to our TV screens in the new series of BBC Three’s …

Sega’s classic arcade and Dreamcast hit Crazy Taxi is screeching its way onto iOS. Interestingly, the port will also include some of the original game’s soundtrack including The Offspring, which – much to fans’ dislike – was missing from the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network versions of the game. …

Production of the iPhone 5 has been halted once again following fresh disruption at Chinese manufacturer Foxconn. Reports from Asia suggest that up to 4,000 workers at the controversial factory have staged a walkout over a dispute about forced holiday work, stopping iPhone 5 production lines at multiple” locations. The …

The latest chapter in Telltale’s well receivedadventure game rendition of The Walking Dead arrives on digital channels this week. The Walking Dead Episode Four: Around Every Corner comes out today on Playstation Network in North America, and tomorrow (October 10th) in multiple regions for XBLA as well as PC and …

The negative sales trends currently plaguing retail will likely be reversed by the next console cycle, industry analyst Michael Pachter believes. Unfortunately, until whenever that time comes about, things will remain relatively down – including during this holiday season. "We expect October – December to be relatively flat, and expect …

A Battlefield: Bad Company television series is in the works from Adam Sandler’s production company Happy Madison. Deadline reports Sandler’s company is developing the show based on EA and DICE’s franchise with help from Alias executive producer John Eisendrath along with Sony Television. The action comedy series is to be …

Dead or Alive 5 is in stores now, and after about two weeks of entries, it’s finally time to announce the winners of our contest. We’ve got one Xbox 360 and one PS3 copy of Dead or Alive 5 to give away and we asked you to answer one simple …