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More than 2,500 backers pledge support for the title

The PS3, 360 and 3DS versions of Angry Birds should pull in people who have never played the games before. Developer Rovio says the Trilogy pack, published by Activision last Friday, will also act as a ‘collector’s edition’ for existing fans. It debuted at No.16 in the UK charts today, …

Gloops developing ten new titles for Mobage platform targeted at Europe and North America

The Oxford Street branch of HMV is now home to a special Gamerbase designed to promote games at launch. The 25ft square area currently features astroturf and football pitch themed furniture, as well as playable copies of FIFA 13. Next month, the space will be redesigned to host Need For …

The number of gaming girls is on the rise, but firms expect this audience to seek out mobile and online titles over boxed ones. Peter Hofstede of free online portal Girls Go Games told MCV the site has seen the amount of time girls spend playing online games more than …

Online games specialist Bigpoint is to bring three of its titles to retail. That’s thanks to an agreement with Contact Sales and its publishing arm Excalibur Publishing. The deal covers three titles – Battlestar Galactica Online, Drakensang Online and Pirate Storm. Each will be sold in the UK and Ireland …

Former US Army commander Bill Roedy to help Moshi Monsters studio expand business and brands

'Everything that we do, every thought that we have is all working towards this full game'

The arrival of the new ‘Super Slim’ PS3 has boosted sales of the console in the UK. Despite offering no significant price cut, PS3 sales were up 138 per cent last week according to UKIE and GfK Chart-Track data. The new 500GB machine accounted for 37 per cent of all …