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Ngmoco’s Ben Cousins has become the latest high-profile games exec to predict the death of the console. Gamasutra reports that speaking at GDC Taipai the former EA, Sony and Lionhead, Cousins stated: "There’s a potential for mobile gaming to kill console gaming. I’m talking about a significant reduction of market …

Mass Effect 3’s Extended Cut DLC will not arrive when expected for PS3 owners in Europe. The PS3 version of the free content will now arrive for Europe regions next week, on July 4th reports CVG. The add-on expands on the endings of Mass Effect 3 through additional scenes and …

Investors didn’t like the noise coming out of the Zynga Unleashed press event, as the social game company’s share prices fell by thirty cents to close the day. Shares closed at $5.77 cents after a daily high of $6.35. Zynga had been steadily regaining ground lost in a series of …

UTV Indiagames has launched the official game for Disney-Pixar’s animated film Brave for Java mobile devices. The game’s protagonist is the film’s central character – Merida, and players must use their archery skills to unfold the mystery and save her family. Players can freeze opponents, shoot ropes, and set fire …

Zynga has announced the introduction of real-time multiplayer to its games through its platform. The new feature kicks off today, having already been added to title Bubble Sufari. Starting up a game lets players enter a live match with four other friends and/or strangers. Each match runs for 90 seconds, …

Zynga’s CEO Mark Pincus has revealed his thoughts on Mafia Wars 2, admitting that the game disappointed and lacked on a ‘fun, core, playable’ level. Pincus shared his assessment on the sequel to the multiplayer social network hit in an interview with Yahoo. Last year "Mafia Wars 2" was a …

Zynga with Friends has been unveiled as part of the social games company’s Unleashed event earlier today in San Francisco. The new feature will link players from across Zynga’s multiplatform network through a single service; essentially a social network for social games. General Manager Michael Bronstein explained the purpose of …

Zynga has revealed two new titles along with a sequel for its Ville franchise. The social games company revealed at their press event in San Francisco that titles The Ville, ChefVille, and FarmVille 2 are on the way. The Ville is a Facebook game where players will be able to …

Social games powerhouse Zynga has announced a trio of new publishing partnerships. The company revealed at its Zynga Unleashed event earlier today in San Francisco that Majesco, 50 Cubes and Portalarium have partnered and will have Zynga handle publishing duties for their applicable titles. Zynga also highlighted Konami, Playdemic, and …

Dawnguard, the eagerly anticipated first downloadable content for last year’s RPG phenomenon The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, is unavailable for Indian Xbox 360 users. While Skyrim was officially released in India and Bethesda does have an official distributor here, no Skyrim content is available on the Indian Xbox Marketplace. On …