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Program to offer 'in-depth anaylsis' for mobile devs on the platform

PEGI has issued a PS3 rating for ‘Deus Ex’, pointing to a PSN release of Eidos’ stealth shooter. Spotted by Siliconera, the title will more than likely end up being the Playstation 2 re-release of the game entitled Deus Ex: The Conspiracy, classifying it as a PS2 classic for Sony’s …

Not worth the risk except for Call of Duty and Battlefield, says Free Radical founder Steve Ellis

Tech firm welcomes industry veterans Elliot Solomon and Erik Juhl

Beleaguered publisher must trade above $0.99 for ten consecutive days before July 23rd

Rumour has it US consumers will be able to buy an Xbox 360 and Kinect for as little as $99 this month. Microsoft is releasing a new bundle as early as next week that feature the a 4GB console, Kinect sensor and a two-year subscription priced at $15 per month, …

VIDEO: BlackBerry 10 prototype; New OS to cut off old apps; Share price sinks

GameStop would very much like its US customers to order Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops II. So much so in fact that, like UK rival GAME, it is offering immediate perks for anyone who commits to buying the shooter straight away. The retailer is mirroring GAME’s offer by giving …

Heavily encrypted virtual private network usage has risen by 40 per cent since 2009, new research claims

Mobile games sensation Draw Something has lost about five million daily active users in a single month, and is steadily dropping down the App Store charts on both iPhone and iPad, collected data suggests. Developed by New York studio Omgpop, Draw Something was the catalyst in a dramatic $210 million …