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Social networking behemoth Facebook could be eyeing up the long awaited transition to a public company with an IPO that could amount to $10 billion. On Monday theWall Street Journal suggestedthat Facebook is looking to kick off the IPO between April and June of 2012. The deal could be based …

Independent developer receives recognition for reaching a growth rank of 600 per cent

LucasArts pay 'will put downward pressure on profits'

As-of-yet unannounced survival horror outing Resident Evil 6 has cropped up in an actor’s CV. Siliconera reports that the CV of voice actor Joe Cappelletti listed the game on his credits page, though this was subsequently removed. It’s worth noting that it’s not the first time that Resident Evil 6 …

Treasury 'undertaking extensive contingency planning'; Credit easing scheme detailed

EA’s Battlefield 3 has effectively been banned” in Iran, despite not receiving an official release in the territory. AFP reports that the Iranian government has drawn exception to the game’s depiction of a clash between US forces on the Iraq-Iran border, and subsequently an air assault on Tehran. EA does …

Crackdown 2 developer seeking artists for new project

Who better an interview subject for a piece looking at the rise and rise of Xbox than its new UK director of retail sales and marketing Jonathan Grimes? Like the venerable box itself, which rose in people’s estimations over the brand’s history, Grimes has climbed the ranks of Microsoft. Taking …

A five-month marketing plan could help the latest Ben 10 video game race up the charts. The hit kids’ TV animated show – which has drawn 3.4m viewers on Cartoon Network in the last three months – has also racked up over 1.3m sales interms of video game units to …

Ubisoft is hitting the road for hands-on events at seven UK towns to mark the return of Rayman. Over 2.3m shoppers will see Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii platformer Rayman Origins at shopping centres in the run up to Christmas. This is on top of a TV campaign targeting family …