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Middleware allows for multi-platform development between Sony's next-gen handheld and PS3

One million UK sales. 13 No.1 chart positions this year alone. 10m fans worldwide. No, the game we’re talking about isn’t a Mario or a Zelda. Nor is it Call of Duty or FIFA. It’s not even from a Top Five publisher. This year’s best-selling Wii title was Zumba Fitness …

Social gaming engagement 'has increased 71 per cent'

Publisher Konami has announced that its quirky demonic action title NeverDead will be released on February 3rd. The game has been co-developed with UK studio Rebellion and stars an immortal named Bryce Boltzman. The USP here is that while enemies can quite literally tear Bryce limb from limb, he’s able …

Watch out OnLive and Gaikai – a new rival says it can be the dominant force in cloud gaming. California-based Approxy believes it can better both thanks to its technology, which it claims can stream 1080p 3D stereoscopic games, protect publishers from hacks and save them money. The service allows …

More people are playing social games than ever before, says PopCap. The casual giant found that 71 per cent more play social games today compared to last year – 120m players in total. Plus, the number of ‘avid’ social game players have more than doubled from seven per cent in …

Down-talked handheld matches DS first-year sales in just eight months

Despite a troubled start to its life, Nintendo’s 3DS has after just eight months on the market beaten the year one sales numbers of its predecessor the DS. In total the 3DS has now sold in excess of 2.37m units worldwide. The achievement will go some way to silencing critics …

Korea will be the partner nation for Gamescom 2012, the event’s organising body has announced. This year Koelnmesse chose the UK, and its trade group Tiga, as the partner nation for Europe’s biggest games event. But next up is Korea, represented by the Korean Culture and Content Agency (KOCCA). Added …

Europe's biggest games event to open August 15th