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FIFA 12 was released just last week (September 30th) and already the game has achieved total worldwide sales of 3.2m units, according to internal EA estimates. That makes it the biggest ever launch in the history of EA Sports and represents a staggering 23 per cent year-on-year improvement. It was …

Ubisoft launched its own social network, Uplay with the release of Assassin’s Creed II. It’s a layer that runs over the likes of Xbox Live and PSN, and offers players of Ubi titles the chance to use achievements to unlock in-game freebies. Uplay has been a relatively quiet part of …

How does Apple's latest mobile device measure up?

The once PC-centric company demonstrates how far it has come since 2005

Epic's popular engine now works with Adobe's ubiquitous web content platform

Apple has as expected tonight revealed the next iteration of its successful iPhone – the iPhone 4S. On the face of it the new handset is identical to the current iPhone 4, but inside there are several important changes designed to give the handset more oomph. Included is Apple’s A5 …

Epic Games and Chair look to take full advantage of Appleâ??s new handheld

Newest handheld boasts A5 chip; Apple shares fall 3% following grand unveiling

Chair steps up for sequel to the iOS blockbuster; New game features iCloud support; Compatible across a range of iOS handsets

Customers have downloaded more than 18 billion apps, iPhone giant claims