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F1 2012 can be yours for just 29.99 – as long as you’re a member of the Blockbuster VIP Games Club. The scheme, unveiled in May, doesn’t just reward consumers for spending cash – although they will earn 100 points for every 1 spent in-store and online – but they …

Developer to build brand new game from the ground-up with its own tech

Developers and publishers asked to help influence a tailored eligibility test for games

Sony has confirmed at the Tokyo Game Show this morning that PlayStation Plus will arrive on PlayStation Vita this November. The service will be free to Vita owners who have already paid for membership on their PS3s. Like on PS3, Vita Plus will offer a changing selection of full games …

New model half the size of original console

Deep Silver has released a teaser video for Dead Island: Riptide. Like the controversial 2011 video for the original Dead Island, the short – called ‘When All Hope Is Lost’ – chooses to focus on the emotional aspect of a zombie apocalypse. Although this time there aren’t any dead children. …

SDK will be available in November for an annual fee of $99

Here are the first official shots of the nameless new very-slim-indeed PS3. As well as the shots, Sony has confirmed some other details about its new console. The €229.99 12GB model, the first and only PS3 with flash memory, is only being released in Europe, with Asia and American instead …

Redington has tied up with European publisher Rising Star Games to release its games in India. Rising Star Games focusses on releasing Japanese console games in Western markets. We are delighted to be working with Redington and to finally be able to bring the Rising Star Games titles to the …

Former CBS Television Studios president Nancy Tellem has joined Microsoft to develop original content for the Xbox brand. Tellem will work to create content as Entertainment & Digital Media president, heading up a new LA-based production studio. The move doesn’t come as too much of a surprise, with rumours swirling …