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Milestone reached within five months, according to company executive Peter Moore

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Halfbrick looking for programmers, artists and designers

RIM begins new bid to entice application developers

While UK gamers wait for the Dark Knight’s critically acclaimed adventure, Australian and US consumers are having problems with the title’s downloadable extras. Through a combination of retailer deals and the Batman: Arkham City Online Pass, fans can gain access to extra levels and characters such as Robin and Catwoman …

Uncharted fans are invited to join the Fortune Hunters’ Club, Sony’s take on the growing trend of Season Passes. Signing up to this DLC pre-order program entitles PS3 owners to first four multiplayer map packs and three multiplayer skin packs for Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, according to the PlayStation Blog. …

'It is hard to find the right partners or the right people to hire' says studio head Ken Levine

Bond fans will have to pick up Activision’s GoldenEye 007: Reloaded from GAME if they want to battle their friends in the paintball multiplayer mode. The setting is only included in the GAME-exclusive MI6 Edition of the Xbox 360 and PS3 game, which retails for 39.99. This SKU also includes …

Players of PC MMO Lord of the Rings Online have been warned about a ‘security issue’ on the game’s forums. Developer Turbine issued a statement informing gamers that some of their accounts may have been breached. The game itself remains unaffected. Recently, we were made aware of an issue with …

Studio submits new game to the 2012 Independent Games Festival