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A design director at developer Volition has claimed that any next-gen move to block the use of pre-owned software would be fantastic”. I think this would be a fantastic change for our business and even though the consumers would be up in arms about it at first they will grow …

[#AltDevBlogADay] Volition design director Jameson Durall explores the pre-owned issue from a developer's perspective

Apple appears to have deleted a range of App Store games that were found to be infringing on copyright law as well as unethically duplicating popular game designs. The US App Store has removed counterfeit apps such as Plant vs Zombie, Angry Ninja Birds and Temple Jump, according to news …

But some clones reached top of App Store chart before being pulled

Square Enix has reported a 175.2 per cent jump in net income for nine months ending December 31st 2011. Total net income for the period hit 5,013m (41.4m). Operating income was up 24.5 per cent at 11,220m. Net sales fell 2.5 per cent, however, to 95,738m. The publisher now expects …

An email was sent around yesterday confirming that PALGN’s editorial team will no longer produce site content. The passionate farewell email came from site executive editor Jeremy Jastrzab, who has been a PALGN contributor for 7 years. It informed recipients that the editorial team behind the site would no longer …

PlayStation Vita can warm up a bitter start to the year for games retail. The games trade is upbeat about the new hardware launch, with specialists and mainstream outlets ramping up pre-orders, launching micro-sites and preparing midnight launches. In a period of market decline it’s a great opportunity to drive …

FIFA Football can be PlayStation Vita’s big system shifter. And that’s not a statement from publisher EA, but a leading video games developer. Epic Games VP Mark Rein reckons consumers will lap up the title. His comments come after FIFA 12 topped the Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 for seven …

Deus Ex publisher expects net income to remain steady for full year

Our lead stories this week are on face value about very contrasting companies.But together they spell out a dismal message about what the UK market is offering British games firms. So what does the ailing boxed game retailer have in common with the small publisher finding an audience on the …