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'Life is too short' says new casino games exec

It looks as if the secondary joypad accessory being released for the 3DS final has a name. Siliconera reports that Nintendo has trademarked the name ‘Circle Pad Pro’ in Japan, It has also trademarked ‘Slide Pad Expansion’ in Japanese, suggesting the former moniker is destined for the rest. Pictures of …

Dust 514 for PS3 aims to revolutionise the console landscape by further opening up the closed platform to the internet, CCP’s VP of business developer Thor Gunnarsson has claimed. The console space right now is where the PC was before the internet really kicked off,” said Gunnarsson in the latest …

Consoles on the cusp of emulating PC's internet revolution, CCP tells Develop

Publisher set to open United Arab Emirates studio

Tomorrow is the biggest night of the year for the UK’s games media. In the run-up to the big event on Wednesday October 26th at Vinopolis, we’re providing a series of features profiling those media brands and individuals in the running for an award. Jon Blyth – Official Xbox Magazine …

A special guide to the new Saints Row and WWE games is now available to download, read in your web browser or access via your iPad. MCV’s Recommended Extra is a special retail magazine dedicated to Saints Row: The Third and WWE ’12. This new look version of the magazine …

Expected next spring but no confirmed release date

Battlefield 3 arrives in the UK this Friday, and GAME has announced details of the frolics it is laying on for its flagship launch event in Oxford Street. The Gadget Show’s Jason Bradbury is to host proceedings. Fans will have the chance to grab a picture of themselves in-game using …

Having become one of the highest rated games of all time, Batman: Arkham City is now on track to be a massive retail success. Warner has announced that it has shipped over 4.6m units of the current UK No.1 around the world since its US launch on October 18th. Though …