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Sony has introduced a Steam-like ‘pre-buy’ feature on PSN. It allows gamers to pay for an unreleased title that is then downloaded and stored on their PS3. When release day finally arrives Sony then unlocks the title from the hard drive and it is available to play immediately. Furthermore, the …

Valve has brought Steam’s remote downloads feature out of beta, letting users of the digital distribution service manage their personal game catalogs through browsers and mobile apps. Users may log into the Steam website or use Steam’s iOS/Android mobile app to access their library anywhere, and download items such as …

Rockstar has announced free DLC for Max Payne 3, available now for owners of the game on PSN and Xbox Live. The Gorilla Warfare pack focuses on the multiplayer aspect of the game, and first and foremost carries a gorilla mask that provides players with extra adrenaline for melee kills …

Activision and EA have agreed to file a settlement agreement in their Call of Duty dispute. A joint statement by the two publishers requesting the settlement reads that both parties ‘have agreed to put this matter behind them.’ The case began when Infinity Ward’s Jason West and Vince Zampella sued …

Info on what appears to be Mass Effect 3’s next DLC offering has leaked out. Kotaku reports that a Playstation Asia page (which has since been pulled) details the upcoming Rebellion Pack. The multiplayer-focused pack includes Firebase Jade in the jungle and Firebase Goddess on Thessia maps, six new classes, …

Quarterly investors report sheds light on legal proceedings

But Jason West and Vince Zampella will still go to trial

The freshly unleashed Peter Molyneux has done what we’d all knew he’d do – stir the hornets’ nest. In an announcement that the famed developer will be offering analysis of next month’s E3 on Spike TV, the Lionhead founder and former Microsoft Game Studios Europe boss described Nintendo’s upcoming Wii …

The next in line for THQ’s Saints Row series may already be in the works, if a Volition employee’s Linkedin info is to be believed. Superannuation uncovered the mention ofSaints Row 4 on the Linkedin profile of David Payne, an artist for Volition who has worked on sevral games in …

Friend referral system brings more than 100k new players in just over a month