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Though MCV contests that users falling for fake phishing emails are not Microsoft’s responsibility, the platform holder has responded to claims made in today’s copy of The Sun. The paper this morning reported that users of the service were being robbed by online conmen. What it failed to adequately highlight, …

Activision has announced that over 1m consumers paid up for the premium version of the Call of Duty: Elite service within its first six days of availability. By contrast it highlights the premium online offers from the likes of Xbox Live, Netflix and Hulu took over a year to reach …

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Publisher 2K Games has announced that military shooter Spec Ops: The Line will be released in spring 2012. Players will in the game play as US Delta Force soldier Captain Walker who is attempting to rescue some fellow squaddies in a storm-ravaged Dubai. With all of its grandeur and opulence, …

Microtransactions drive income up 700%, Sony Online Entertainment exec says

Oliver brothers' breakthrough Spectrum game to return

Cult ‘80s retro gaming IP Dizzy is on the verge of a return to gaming. Codemasters’ communications director Rich Eddy has been dropping a number of hints on Twitter this morning, including: In days of old, when games were sold, not on console but on tape, there was a Prince, …

Publisher Activision has had to correct one of the stats it released following the huge success of Modern warfare 3. The company had claimed that the game set a new concurrent Xbox Live user record of 3.3m gamers.But in actual fact the 3.3m figure referred to the total number of …

Servers will shut off in December as active user numbers fall

A new Hitman title is currently in development for Xbox 360 and PS3, but it is now being rumoured that work on a brand new entry in the series for next-gen platforms is already underway. Publisher Square Enix yesterday announced the opening next year of a brand new development studio …