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But PSN charges less in Japan and North America

Nine out of ten consumers 'prefer to use cash alternative', research suggests

UK retailer GAME will not be selling any of Ubisoft’s PlayStation Vita launch titles. Although it has not confirmed the reason, it is presumed that it is down to ongoing negotiations with individual suppliers regarding GAME’s troubled credit insurance status. At the moment GAME is having to strike deals with …

Platform licenced by BBC Worldwide to develop The Eternity Clock for PS3, Vita and PC

Allowing third parties to build content for MS Flight would create a ‘confusing mess’ for new customers, Microsoft said. Flight sim specialists told MCV last month that Microsoft needs to let them create content for its new PC free-to-play game MS Flight. Firms such as Just Flight and First Class …

Photo expert Fujifilm wants to shake up the video games market. The Japanese giant has told MCV it hopes the likes of Nintendo and Sony will use its new technology that can ‘transmit the ‘sense of touch’ in future versions of 3DS and Vita. The firm’s technology division, Fuji Xerox, …

Fewer gamers are using credit cards. NewZoo says that in 2010, 26 per cent of consumers reported making payment for games using credit cards, but that fell to 20 per cent last year. It follows similar research from pre-payment specialist Ukash, which says nine out of ten of its customers …

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'