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The launch games for the PlayStation Vita cost an average of 17 per cent more to download over PSN than they do to buy on the High Street or online. That’s according to calculations from bargain hunting site SavyGamer, which has compared the recently released PSN price list with the …

Unique dev tool raises another $50k in four days; 66 hours left to raise remaining $32k

Publishing giant Ubisoft looking to deliver 'a new and innovative social gaming experience to franchise'

Sony has at last released the complete UK digital launch line-up for PlayStation Vita and, interestingly, Sony has chosen not to mirror its overseas strategy and has priced the digital games at the same RRP they will carry on the High Street. The most expensive game is EA’s FIFA Football, …

Nintendo subsidiary asks fans to report illicit imitations

British hip hop duo Jordan Stephens and Harley Alexander-Sule, otherwise known as Rizzle Kicks, are the stars of a new PlayStation Vita ad which you can see below. The ad will begin airing on UK TV on February 24th and will begin a cinema run on March 9th. The short …

Nadeo wants to keep ManiaPlanet 'as neutral as possible'

The last few Pro Evolution Soccer fans will finally jump ship when FIFA Street hits, says EA. Speaking to MCV at a showcase for the five-a-side spin-off game – which arrives on March 16th on Xbox 360 and PS3 – creative director Gary Paterson said Street will convert players of …

MMO publisher Trion Worlds has dramatically expanded its team to cope with its 2012 release slate. The most recent hires include former Ubisoft lead game master Franck Vacher – now French community manager for End of Nations – and two former EA employees: Lee Sritharan joined as business intelligence director, …

Filing for creation of 'a real-time three dimensional interactive environment using a depth sensing device'