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Stock in browser games giant buoyed by launch of games platform and prospects of entering online gambling

Marvel has confirmed that Captain America will be the last of its licenses to be published by Sega. No reason was given for the fact that there are no current plans for additional Marvel games to be published by Sega, though the critical maulings received by the likes of Captain …

Credit card sized computer garners interest from Middle East

A host of new game announcements to keep the Xbox 360 fire burning far ahead of E3? Whether that screams of a next-gen announcement at E3 at June or not is purely down to your discretion. But it’s certainly of interest to note that execs at Ubisoft have been keen …

Magicka developer working on 2.5D multiplayer action title The Showdown Effect

Iceland is only 40,000 square miles in size, and its population – and therefore its retail landscape – is even more consolidated. Civilisation in this volcanic land is focused around the capital city, meaning that publishers, retailers and distributors alike can concentrate their business on this one area to efficiently …

EA has revealed that Xbox 360 users who utilise Microsoft’s Xbox Live Cloud save system may face issues importing their Mass Effect 2 save data into Mass Effect 3. BioWare’s RPG series is particularly notable for the fact that it allows users to import save data from previous games, meaning …

THQ is being sued by Adidas for $10 million after it failed to bring keep-fit title MiCoach to market, according to reports. TheOregonainclaims that the sports giant has filed a lawsuit through the Multnomah Country Circuit Court in Oregon, US, for breach of contract after a deal signed in December …

Controversy as Polytron director Phil Fish publicly ridicules modern Japanese developers

The US release Mass Effect 3 in the US overnight has been met with universal and gushing praise from video game critics. It’s a fitting end to the trilogy, although it’s not the leap that Mass Effect 2 was from the original,” CVG concluded in its 9.4/10 review. There’s a …