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Both projects set for FY 2013

PC games platform continues to draw in more customers

'We are strong believers that console will return to strong growth', says Riccitiello

Marketplace accelerates to 1bn apps per month, Google claims

Buyers must commit to a 24-month Xbox Live Gold subscription

505 Games is back at the top this week with Sniper Elite V2 debuting at No.1 on the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week. The game, developed by UK super-studio Rebellion, is the publisher’s first No.1 since is hugely successful Zumba Fitness dominated the listings last year. …

Electronic Arts chief downplays loss; Publisher previously denied loss

But company will increase staff headcount by 500 by March 2013, claims publishing giant

Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency has announced an investigation into how social games firms sell their microtransactions in Japan, causing shares in the country’s two major players to nosedive. Nikkei.com reports that shares in both DeNA and Gree – the two major players in Japan’s social gaming scene – plunged to …

Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency questions IAP practices; wider national games sector hit by trading caution