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Thought our ‘free NPD data’ offer was good? Well, it gets better. Screen Digest has also signed up to offer two free reports to those who buy a ticket for next week’s digital games summit. Delegates to the November 10th London Games Conference will get Screen Digest reports in their …

It’s hard to believe that we’ve only been waiting a week since Rockstar announced today’s release of the first Grand Theft Auto V trailer, but at last the moment has arrived. The short teaser doesn’t reveal a huge amount of information, though the most critical points are answered – it’s …

Smash-hit game Angry Birds has been downloaded over half a billion times across various platforms, developer Rovio has announced. The entertainment media company said this made the title one of the most downloaded games in history. "This is a fantastic landmark achievement for us, and we’re extremely delighted to see …

Square Enix holdings has doubled its net income projections from $19m to $47m after revising its financial forecasts, the company has announced. The group also changed its predicted net sales for the six months ending September 30th, which went up 1.8 per cent to $730m, whilst forecasts for operating income …

200,000 years of game time accumulated since release, claims Rovio

As much as [reviewers] claim they want innovation, they don’t.” That’s the assessment of Ubisoft’s North American executive director Laurent Detoc, speaking in response to the lukewarm reception afforded to recent release Rocksmith. Rocksmith tried to distinguish itself from the already crowded musical instrument category by attempting to be a …

Tech giant blames PS3 price cuts and decrease in LCD, PC and game sales

Revisions made after success of its game, web, smartphone and social network markets

We’re just a few hours away from finally having some of the answers. Will Rockstar North choose to revisit San Andreas, its digital recreation of an entire state, or the neon-clad Vice City? Will it go for somewhere else, but another slice of Americana? Or maybe somewhere different – a …

Scheme aims to 'strengthen industry and academia links' in the UK