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2K Games has at last confirmed a 2012 release date for IP revamp XCOM: Enemy Unknown. The Firaxis title for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC game will be released in the UK on October 12th. It will arrive in North America a few days earlier on October 9th. Those who …

Konami is said to be working on a sequel to 3D hack ‘n’ slash title Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. Eurogamer reports that the Wii U version had originally been planned as being more or less the same as another rumoured release – 2D outing Castelvania: Mirror of Fate on 3DS. …

Too Human developer can appeal the nominal payout if case is won

Nintendo’s 3DS could hit the 1m unit sales milestone next month. PocketGamer has reported numbers from GfK Chart-Track’s exclusive hardware reports, which are widely distributed around the press but not authorised for publication. If the machine does reach that number in June, it will mean that 3DS has taken three …

Having launched three and a half years ago, Google’s Chrome web browser has overtaken Microsoft’s Internet Explorer for the first time to become the world’s most popular browser. That’s according to Statcounter, whose numbers show that Chrome had a higher average traffic number than IE for a seven-day period (May …

Developers can change XBLIG prices every seven days

Nolan North, the most prolific game voice over provider in the galaxy, has been handed a role in upcoming Paramount flick Star Trek 2. He was handed the role by director J J Abrams who is a huge fan of his work as the voice of Naughty Dog’s Nathan Drake …

Customers urged to visit security pages for guidance

Publishing powerhouse Activision is set to establish a brand new mobile-focused studio in the UK. Develop reports that UK games veteran and former Team 17 man Martyn Brown has been hired to handle the recruitment process. Activision’s last major UK dev interest ended in January 2011 when it closed the …

Future PLC has revealed strong digital revenue growth in its interim results for the half-year ended March 31st 2012. Statutory revenue for the period fell 11 per cent to 61.1m with operating profit falling 33 per cent to 1.2m. Normalised revenue was down four per cent and profit down five …