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Three industry vets who share heavy involvement in the creation and development of the Bioshock series have formed indie studio The Fullbright Company. Steve Gaynor, writer and lead designer of BioShock 2 DLC Minerva’s Den, joins Minerva’s Den assistant director and graphic artist Karla Zimonja and programmer Johnnemann Nordhagen in …

Angry Birds Space has surpassed 50m downloads in just over a month of availability. Rovio announced on its blog that the mark was hit within 35 days, breaking the company’s previous records and making the title ‘the fastest growing mobile game yet.’ The developer ends the reveal with a tease …

Indian specialist retailer Game4U has expanded its physical presence in north India with two new stores in the NCR (National Capital Region). The new stores at MGF Metropolis Mall and Ambience Mall in Gurgaon have bolstered Game4U’s north India presence, having opened stores in Ludhiana and Jalandhar earlier. Since opening …

Minerva's Den DLC team go indie

Rovio claims the latest in the franchise is 'fastest growing mobile game yet'

There are only two places left for teams at the first Xbox 360MCV Quizof 2012. The popular event returns on May 17th at Holborn’strendySway Bar. Once again, retailers, suppliers and the games media are given the chance to show off their general knowledge skills. There will be thousands of pounds’ …

Production partnership unites duo of animation outfits

Sega is trying something slightly different for its follow-up to Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing. The newly announced Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed will feature vehicles that morph between car, plane and boat form. A bit like Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Once again, Sonic will be joined by a variety …

Leamington Spa-based developer working on a 'wide variety' of unannounced titles

505 Games has picked up the publishing rights to miCoach, the fitness game developed by Adidas. The title was originally going to be published by THQ, but this deal ended with a $10m lawsuit last month. miCoach allows users to create their own training programmes and track their workout progress. …