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Following RIM’s worldwideBlackBerry signal failure, the firm plans to make it up to the millions of irate customers with a selection of apps in a bid to "work tirelessly to restore their confidence." BlackBerry users received little or no information from RIM on the service outage, which has led many …

Project management techniques need to match their teams and be dynamic, writes The Creative Assembly's Tim Heaton

Australian dev scene suffers devastating blow as Happy Feet Two studio shuts down

It’s murder on the dance floor this Christmas with at least ten new dancing games vying for shelf space. Dance has become one of the most competitive genres since Ubisoft’s surprise hit Just Dance. Yet retail has now warned publishers to stop flooding this market, or they risk killing it …

£20,000 worth of prizes available to entrants

Publisher THQ will spend over 2m to make uDraw the must-have gift” this Christmas. The Wii drawing accessory reached UK shelves in March this year, and has since shifted 1.7m units worldwide. Now THQ is bringing the device to PS3 and 360, along with software Instant Artist, Marvel Super Hero …

A brand new Spider-Man game that promises to recapture the magic of 2005’s Spider-Man 2 has been revealed by Activision. Harking back to one of Marvel’s classic Spider-Man IPs, The Amazing Spider-Man will be released alongside the new movie in 2012. However, while the combination of Spidey and a Hollywood …

Alterations made to recognise revenue faster

Less than a week left to put forward the industry's best young talent

Publisher Capcom has announced that its IP-blending quasi-3D fighter Street Fighter X Tekken will be released in the UK on March 9th 2012. It will be available for both PS3 and Xbox 360. The US release date is March 6th. A new character for the title has also been confirmed …