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Tim Schafer’s development studio will release Happy Action Theatre for Xbox Live Arcade next month. The newest game from the Double Fine team will be a Kinect-based mini-game collection aimed at younger gamers. It will go live on February 1st, according to Eurogamer. "Better achieve your life’s goals asap, because …

John Broomhall asks PlayStation audio guru Jason Page the facts about PS Vita's audio capabilities

For the second time this year Microsoft has been forced to issue a statement insisting that Xbox Live is safe. The claims relate to allegations from US gamer Jason Coutee that a workaround exists that allows people to obtain a user ID confirmation from Xbox Live and then an unlimited …

The approaching vote on America’s controversial SOPA proposals has been delayed until a greater consensus” can be found regarding its implementation. Representatives from the Republican party admitted that the legislation was flawed” and that further work would be put into SOPA to iron areas of contention before it was put …

Sony has dropped Ruin as the title for its innovative cross-platform RPG. A PlayStation.com listing reveals the game will now be titled Warrior’s Lair, according to IGN. No release date has been set, but it is due before the end of the year. Warrior’s Lair was announced at E3 and …

Develop talks to NaturalMotion's CTO on what makes morpheme's latest dot update so significant

Develop looks at the new Miles Sound System 9

Trion Worlds has dropped the subscription price of its PC MMO Rift with bigger savings given to those who pay annually. An annual subscription previously cost 71.88 per year – or 5.99 per month – but this has now been lowered to 59 per year. This works out at 4.92 …

FIFA 12 is the UK No.1 for the fourth consecutive week. It was a tough week for games retail with sales down week-over-week, and there was a distinct lack of new titles on shelves. FIFA is followed closely by Ubisoft’s Just Dance 3, which is up two places. Elder Scrolls …

Publisher contradicts analyst doom-mongering