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New numbers suggest Mobile is cutting into handheld gaming.

Recently announced game funding vehicle to scoop 25 year veteran.

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Two hundred Seattle area media firms added in five year period

Loading has launched a brand of games-themed Mega Coffee which is available to buy online at gadget retailer Firebox. The 14.99 coffee is made from nine different types of ethically-sourced coffee beans and a portion of each sale goes to gaming charity SpecialEffect. It’s produced by games caf Loading in …

Paper heralds 'death' of traditional console

Cornwall-based video games caf Loading wants to open new bars in London. The outlet – which has produced a host of games-related drinks and held several club nights in its two years since starting up – is now seeking investors to help it grow across the UK. This investment would …

'Zynga's first big game was Hold'em Poker, which I heard they stole from the Old West'

An Indian games retailer hopes to have over 150 outlets in operation by 2015. Games The Shop, which currently has seven stores, also says it has the potential to expand its chain globally. India is a vast country – it has a scope for much more than 150 stores,” Games …