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Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two is preparing to raise in the region of $200m ahead of what some believe is an imminent acquisition. The net proceeds from the sale of the notes will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include acquisitions and other strategic investments," the company stated. …

Playdead claims it has 'fully regained' independence

Developer Polyphony Digital has confirmed it is already hard at work on the next instalment in the Gran Turismo series. "Of course we’re working on GT6 already," studio boss Kazunori Yamauchi told IGN, backing up previous claims. When asked how he decides what content to release as GT5 DLC and …

The Elder Scrolls returns to the High Street today with the critically acclaimed Skyrim. Bethesda’s latest open world RPG puts players in the role of Dragonborn, a hero destined to save the land from dragons. It has already garnered several impressive review scores. Meanwhile, online kids megafranchise Moshi Monsters makes …

Ahead of its release on November 18th, the review embargo on Nintendo’s Wii title The Legends of Zelda: Skyward Sword has lifted. And as has become customary in recent weeks, yes, it looks like we have another absolute belter on our hands. If you own a Wii, do we even …

Mobile analytics firm Flurry says iOS and Android games now generate more revenue than all of Nintendo and Sony’s portable games combined. Nintendo has been the undisputed leader of handheld since the first Gameboy in1989. Sony PSP provided stern competition in the noughties and the two shared a market worth …

Develop talks to the Unity team about what support for the Adobe platform means for its engine users

Sony has revealed a fresh initiative that it hopes will encourage PSP owners to make the step up to PlayStation Vita when it is released in Japan in a month’s time. Andriasang has first word of the ‘UMD Passport’. Once downloaded it will allow gamers to purchase digital version of …

Technicians are working night and day to get the Call of Duty Elite network up and running for everyone, Activision has claimed. The service has struggled since the launch of Modern Warfare 3 earlier this week due to high demand. Activision is beefing up the available servers to alleviate the …

Valve has confirmed rumours circulating earlier this week that hackers have compromised the Steam network and, most worryingly, a database of information and personal data was compromised. A plundered Steam database, managed by games giant Valve, contains information including user names, hashed and salted passwords, game purchases, email addresses, billing …