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Further to similar predictions earlier this week, two major US sources have also reported that Apple will unveil an iPad Mini before the end of the year. The Wall Street Journal reports that Asian component suppliers are readying for mass production of the device this September. It concurs of reports …

Documents filed by the US regulatory body FCC (Federal Communications Commission) suggest that a super slim PS3 console is on the horizon. Spotted by Japanese website Pocket News, the documents talk about the PS3 4000 series. The current PS3 3000 series was released in 2009 and is a slimmer version …

New tablet to feature screen 'smaller than eight inches'; Production 'to begin in September', claims sources

Transforming Autobot city Metroplex is the star of the latest short for Activision’s upcoming Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. In it we see the bedraggled Autobot leader Optimus Prime is seen summoning a voice he has heard through the Matrix of Leadership. The voice belongs to Metroplex, who is heard to …

Gina Jackson to develop partnerships and initiatives to encourage recruitment of more women in the industry

'Big console sellers change very little every year whilst many apps are exploring new realms of gameplay', says David Darling

Two of the biggest forces in media will deliver keynotes at the November 21st London Games Conference. Google and Twitter will take to the stage at the only event which brings together executives from the games industry, across the disciplines of marketing, sales and media. The title of the 2012 …

Two of the biggest forces in media will deliver talks at November's London Games Conference

Is it the scariest game ever made? Early commentators seem to think so. Slender is based on a character that emerged from a Something Awful thread that challenged users to create paranormal images. The thin, stretchy antagonist went on to become online meme. Now the beta of Parsec Productions’ spin-off …

New release could be announced at Gamescom, according to reports