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In the casual games market word of mouth trumps reviews, so says Rovio. Speaking at Gamelab in Barcelona, Rovio’s VP of mergers and acquisitions Teemu Huuhtanen stated that while coverage of casual titles is important, most successful titles benefit in a far greater way from word of mouth. Huuhtanen explained …

BioWare has made it loud and clear Mass Effect 3’s Extended Cut will not be the last piece of DLC for the title, not by a longshot. Mass Effect 3 producer Mike Gamble utilized his twitteraccount to tease what’s in store for the game concerning add-ons in the future. "Would …

Religious organisation calls for the removal of faith's gods from SMITE

Movie editor used to make Team Fortress 'meet the team' videos

Mobile games giant GREE will make its Gamescom debut when the games show returns in August. GREE will showcase its latest titles as one of many new exhibitors for the show, which will once again be held in Cologne’s Koelnmesse. "Gamescom is significant for all types of gaming, particularly the …

BAFTA has appealed for nominations for the Video Game category in this year’s 2012 British Academy Children’s Awards. Former winners in the category include LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean (2011), Rabbids Go Home (2010) and LittleBigPlanet (2009). Other categories include Animation, Channel of the Year, Feature Film, Independent Production Company …

Scottish event confirms next round of speakers

Telltale’s second title in its the Walking Dead series is due out on Xbox Live today, the company has said. The Walking Dead: The Game Episode 2 hits Xbox Live in all territories today, IGN reports. The PC and PS3 versions will arrive this Friday (June 29th). The exception, however, …

'Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo won't produce dedicated hardware beyond the next generation', says Ben Cousins

New start-up PlayCanvas designed to be an end-to-end development and publishing solution for 3D HTML5 titles