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The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld two complaints levelled against on of Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 ads. The ad showcased a number of the countries featured in the game and, in the words of the ASA, contained computer-generated scenes of New York under military assault, with buildings …

Popular Sega characters ToeJam and Earl will return when they’re early adventures are re-released on PS3. The 1991 Mega Drive title ToeJam & Earl and its 1993 sequel ToeJam & Eal in Panic on Funkotron are due to be made available as downloads on PSN, according to Siliconera. The two …

The British summer rains have departed for now, but they’ll be back and Capcom has just the pre-order bonus you need. Anyone that pre-orders Resident Evil 6 from the publisher’s online store will receive a full-size Umbrella Corporation-branded umbrella for free. Capcom has warned that supplies are limited and that …

Nintendo has detailed the three ways in which consumers will be able to purchases digital games for the 3DS. Andriasang reports that gamers have three options. Firstly, they can download the game directly onto their machine from the Nintendo eShop. Simple. Secondly, they can buy a code from an online …

Hothead Games, Soma Games, SpaceGum and SiuYiu sign up to mobile giant's gaming platform

Publisher's licensing deal with Harmonix expires after July 31st

Latest Apple smartphone to feature nano-sim and 4G compatibility

Studio boss Mark Gerhard speaks candidly about the Cambridge outfit's failed games

A jump in both iPad and iPhone sales has lead to a strong quarter for Apple, although its numbers fell short of analyst’s expectations. Revenue hit $35bn for Q3 2012, up from $28.57bn the year before. Analysts had expected Apple to reach over $37bn. Net income climbed from $7.3bn to …

An investigation into overheating PlayStation Vitas has been launched by a Japanese government agency. Sony admits that there have been 31 reported examples of Vita units overheating whilst being recharged between its launch in December and June of this year, Andriasang reports. 23 of these were in japan and eight …