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Those hoping to pick up a brand new, redesigned iPhone tomorrow look set for a disappointment. Less than three hours ahead of Apple’s official San Francisco iPhone event, TNW claims to have word on precisely what the company has planned. And as has been previously rumoured, the site claims that …

Every publisher is busy shaping up their digital offering. And Ubisoft is no different. In fact, it has been quietly but confidently prepping a beefed up digital offer, last year hiring a dedicated VP for digital games, Chris Early – the former head of Microsoft’s casual games business. His job …

'Credit easing' could reverse finance issues for games studios

It won’t be a shock to hear that Microsoft has admitted that it has ceased production of Zune hardware. The Zune brand will live on, however, as the face of much of Microsoft’s content sales service. It can still be found, for instance, on the Xbox dashboard as the branding …

UK games retailers are missing a trick by not stocking DVD and Blu-rays, Koch has told MCV. The firm’s words come as GAME and Gamestation announced that it will be selling Blu-ray movies alongside PS3 hardware in around 300 of its stores. DVDs are much more mass market than games, …

Bulgaria's Eyeball Damage Studios takes $10,000 first prize

Rising Star Games is targeting supermarkets with its next handheld puzzle title, Cradle of Rome 2. The firm says the title is ‘ideal’ for grocers as it appeals to the more casual shopper. Quite simply, Cradle of Rome 2 is your ultimate impulse purchase product,” Rising Star product manager Yen …

Onus to be placed on programmers, who will need to widen their skills, survey claims

Electronic Arts is now within touching distance of becoming the first games company to topple Cityville, the Zynga sensation that holds the record as the most popular Facebook game of all time. According to Appdata, The Sims Social now drawn in 65 million monthly active users (MAUs) – the closest …

Its spiritual predecessor, Demon’s Souls, was renowned for being tough. And that Dark Souls is harder still has seemingly enchanted critics even more. The review embargo for Namco Bandai’s latest lifted last night to reveal near universal praise for the RPG from game critics. Dark Souls requires intense focus. This …