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Amazing Breaker takes top paid iPhone game; Mastersoft Mobile Chess wins on iPad

But web standard currently 'falls short' for high-performance games

CEO David Helgason discusses Unity's next steps and the business he's avoiding

Underwater puzzle game on hold as Andy and the team gather momentum on their Sudoku game

Microsoft has recorded its best weekly sales in the history of the Xbox brand, selling just under 1m units in seven days. More than 960,000 Xbox 360 units were sold in the US during the week of Black Friday (week ending Friday, November 25th), according to Larry "Major Nelson" Hyrb. …

Facebook games kingpin 'has disclosure issues', Zelnick claims

Members of the games industry can now register for tickets to next year’s Edinburgh Interactive. The event will run on August 9th and 10th, and marks the tenth anniversary of the festival. The Early Bird rate is currently available until March 31st, 2012, priced at 175 + VAT. Ticket prices …

But CD Projekt insists it will not resort to DRM technologies

A new firmware update will add Vita functionality to PlayStation 3 this week. Sony has announced the imminent system software update, v4.00, will enable PS3 owners to use their console as a content hub for the upcoming handheld, according to the PlayStation Blog. They will be able to share games, …

Electronic Arts has announced sales of its blockbuster first-person shooter have surpassed the eight million milestone. The figure was confirmed by the publisher’s CFO Eric Brown during this week’s Baird Technology Conference in San Fransisco, according to Game Informer. Previously, EA touted first week sales of five million units worldwide …