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Rovio’s world-conquering casual games phenomenon Angry Birds was downloaded an amazing 6.5m times on Christmas day alone. Estimates suggest that this number is very close to the total number of smartphone activations over Christmas. The number represents downloads of all three Angry Birds titles (Angry Birds, Seasons and Rio). We’re …

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Platform boosted by Skyrim and Christmas sale bonanza

Longstanding publisher Atari has effectively confirmed that it has taken action to block iOS games that apparently infringe on copyright. Yesterday it was accused of getting Apple to remove games from the App Store that are similar in appearance to some Atari titles. Atari said in a statement that its …

Develop launches its series of job hunting tips from the industry's top HR and recruiters. Today: Epic on building your CV

Big box retailer Comet is being taken to court by Microsoft following accusations that it has been selling illegal copies of Windows XP and Windows Vista. Microsoft alleges that Comet produced over 94,000 illegal copies of Windows recovery discs. As detailed in the complaint filed today, Comet produced and sold …

Support for platform to be taken over by non-profit foundation

Questionable legality aside, a new accessory is on the horizon that will allow gamers to play their old SNES and Mega Drive cartridges on their PC. Called the Retrode 2, the USB device plugs into a PC and allows users to then plug both their cartridges and old controllers into …

Publisher wants classic IP reborn through indie partnerships

There are only a few hours left to share your views on the 2012 job market in MCV’s annual salary survey. Are you earning enough money? Are you happy with your job? You only have until 5pm today to tell us by taking part in the survey below. The survey, …