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Imminent iPad 3 announcement sees set-top box unavailable for immediate pick-up

Paradox Interactive, Sweden’s most indie-friendly big publisher, today announced three new games for its 2012 lineup, one of which is created by Magicka developer, Arrowhead. A man without a destiny is about to meet his destiny. A cop on his last day of retirement", begins the tounge-in-cheek voicover in the …

Rockstar’s Max Payne 3 will explode at retail this summer, supported by the publisher’s biggest UK campaign to date. Marketing efforts will be centred around the release of the Xbox 360 and PS3 SKUs on May 18th, targeting both fans of the shooter series and a wider audience of action …

Developers can now used Cocos2d to create games for iOS, Android and Blackberry

The price of stock in Funcom has risen from 5,20 NOK last summer to 20,30 NOK in March 2012. Analysts expects further growth until the release of Funcom’s next big MMO The Secret World in June. Funcom was listed on the Norwegian Stock Exchange (Oslo Brs) in 2005, and has …

A PlayStation Vita showcase has opened in the Oxford Street branch of John Lewis. The pop-up booth can be found in the technology section on the department store’s fifth floor and gives shoppers the chance to sample PS Vita and PS3. Vita is a gaming revolution for consumers and retailers …

The TV show dedicated to EA games will now be aired twice a month. EA Pwned was launched in November 2010 as a monthly show that went behind the scenes on games such as FIFA, The Sims, Battlefield and more. It’s been a huge success, with average viewers of 100,000 …

EA is currently recruiting for its new studio in Gothenburg, on the west coast of Sweden. The new studio will concentrate on developing new generations of games, and the engine of choice is Frostbite 2”. Patrick Sderlund, EVP of EA’s Games Label, took the initiative to start the new studio …

'They're not just giving money to your project, they're giving money to you', says indie

Sony and CentreSoft have thanked UK independent retailers for their support during the launch of PlayStation Vita. The two companies provided a massive range of POS to indies and even held a window display competition to encourage smarter Vita promotions. A 3G PlayStation Vita was given to the five shops …