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Sony Ericsson has seen its status slip from fourth/fifth biggest OEM in the world to the ninth. It was hoping an focus on Android would turn its fortunes around, but that switch didn’t make too much difference as the Xperia range failed to match sales of rivals like Galaxy and …

Ubisoft’s Just Dance 3 Autodance has been downloaded more than one million times in the UK on iOS and Android devices. The app was released to promote the best-selling dance game back in November, and allows users to create music videos from short clips they film with their smartphone’s camera. …

Renowned piracy advocate The Pirate Bay has issued a lengthy statement saying that the proposed SOPA legislation would do nothing to stop it operating. They want to make the internet into a one way pipe, with them at the top, shoving trash through the pipe down to the rest of …

Triple-A giants disclose plans to work on new systems

New Tiga report claims Britain's dev workforce has fallen 10% since 2008

Popular online puzzle game KooZac will be released for iOS and Android devices this quarter by Square Enix. The award-winning puzzle title was created by Ben Cusack, who has now joined the publisher as head of mobile. KooZac has already been played more than 15 million times online and won …

Successful applicants to receive £25,000 each and a six month membership with Tiga

Hidden Chronicles and Scramble With Friends fail to match previous success, analyst says

Iconic ‘90s FPS Doom has returned to Xbox Live Arcade today after being absent for more than a year. Bethesda has re-uploaded the game to Xbox 360’s online service, and it can be downloaded for 400 Microsoft Points (around 3.50). Doom originally hit Xbox Live in 2006 via Activision, but …