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Shares in Zynga jumped ten per cent yesterday on news that the social games giant is to launch its own games portal away from Facebook. The City’s interest in Zynga’s new venture drove its share price from $13.43 to $14.49 at end of trading. Zynga.com, which will launch in beta …

12 jobs lost as studio reorganises to focus on RuneScape and Transformers Universe MMOs

You can expect much more in the way of Resident Evil games on the 3DS, if the latest comments from Capcom producer Masachika Kawata are anything to go by. The first RE title for the system, Resident Evil: Revelations, was released on 3DS in January and has clearly met the …

Bioware and EA hosted their own version of the Mass Effect 3 Space Edition event in Stockholm last night. After three days of puzzling together clues on gaming web site Gamereactor, fans gathered in front of the Stockholm Globe Arena for the final piece of the mystery late last night. …

Social networking giant's share price climbs ten per cent

It’s a cold February evening but a modest crowd has braved the elements to queue up outside GAME’s flagship Oxford Street branch. Journalists mutter in huddled groups that the turnout doesn’t match that of midnight openings for Call of Duty or Skyrim, and they’re not wrong. As the first major …

Cory Barlog to work on Tomb Raider and 'yet to be announced new title'

Italian publisher Black Bean Games has announced a May release for new superbike racing game SBK Generations. Developed by Milestone Studios, the game will feature all the official drivers, bikes and tracks featured in next year’s SBK season. Black Bean claims that it will be the largest” motorbike game ever …

Publishing giant suspends development and support for Aftershock to 'refocus resources on other titles'

Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time will hit store shelves this autumn, Sony has revealed. It’s the first original PS3 entry in the established PS2 action adventure franchise, and the fourth main instalment. The release window was confirmed on the US PlayStation Blog. The first Sly game debuted on PS2 in …