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Develop talks to NaturalMotion about the opportunities of high-end free-to-play

The boss of PlayStation France has stated that Sony is likely to be the last of the platform holders to announce a new console. That’s according to a translation via OPM which quotes CEO Phillippe Cardone as claiming: Sony is under less pressure than it’s rivals and will probablybe the …

PlayStation 'under a lot less pressure to go next-gen'

Social giant Facebook is set to file for an initial public offering in a deal which could value the company as much as $100bn. The Wall Street Journal reported that the SEC filing for a public offering of stock could come as early as Wednesday this week. The offering is …

Susan Panico quits; Replacement not yet announced

Capcom’s popular fantasy law series Ace Attorney is getting a brand new fifth outing, the publisher has announced. In addition, the first three games in the series are to get an HD-enabled re-release on Apple’s iOS platforms – or more specifically, the iPhone 4 and iPad 2. The three titles …

YouTube videos suggest Redlynx's next XBLA game is already out in the wild

The boss of PlayStation Network at Sony America has left the company. VentureBeat reports that Susan Panico left after a successful spell that saw the service increase its user base significantly and strike a number of important content deals with partners. We can confirm Susan has left SCEA. We thank …

Has Facebook been taken over by industry giants? Will Luton examines if mobile is the new creative frontier