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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has announced the state has removed registered sex offenders from a host of online gaming services, including Xbox Live. Some 3,500 accounts have been purged from various gaming services run by Microsoft, Apple, Blizzard, Electronic Arts, Disney, Warner Bros. and Sony. Each company gave …

Former id Software designer and current Loot Drop CEO John Romero has provided new info regarding his upcoming FPS. Romero gave Eurogamer a few details to chew on, including that the title will likely be an ‘MMO-ish’ persistent world game that will be developed for PC first. "Yes, I’m definitely …

OMGPOP’s Draw Something has retaken the App Store’s top paid app spot, flying by the 50m download mark and overtaking Angry Birds Space in the process. Zynga (via USAToday) has revealed the game is the fastest growing original mobile title ever. The social and mobile game corporation dropped over $180m …

Obsidian to join project if $2.1 million mark is reached

Take-Two CEO blames licensing strategy for THQ's woes

Sony UK sales director to lead new department for SCEE

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Campaign reaches $400k in 28 hours

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