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PlayStation Network users around the world may take it for granted, but Sony has now finally begun its email newsletter service for PSN users in India. Sony sent out the first mailer to Indian PSN users today, which includes updates on new releases and various features available to PSN users. …

But sales still strong for console giant

One of the leading social and smartphone games publishers has signed up to sponsor Novembers’ London Games Conference 2012. 6waves, responsible for popular titles like Astro Garden, Mystery Manor and Township has is Gold Partner of the event. LGC 2012 takes place on Wednesday, November 21st in central London, and …

Game sales for indie smash-hit on all platforms fly past 10m

EA has struck a three-year deal with North London club Tottenham Hotspur that will see the FIFA series become the club’s Official Video Game Partner. Spurs becomes the eighth Premier League club to reach such an agreement after Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton, Fulham, Newcastle, Manchester City and arch-rival Arsenal. Part …

AudioGaming offers an advanced tutorial on procedural audio, using HolyShield as a case study

It’s been one of the hottest subjects in games media in recent weeks, and now the direct consequences of the violence against women debate are being felt. God of War is a series famed for – and arguably defined by – it’s use of violence. But in these financially tough …

Trade organisation gathering industry opinion on how relief should be implemented

Wii U will be the first next-console to market, but Nintendo boss Saturo Iwata has dismissed the idea that it gives the machine a competitive advantage. "Being first in the next generation race is not important at all," he told Gamasutra. "One of the reasons we believe this is the …

Development and resources shifted over to Final Fantasy XV, claims source