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The first picture of the box for Sony’s PlayStation Vita has been released, and you can see it below. Sony has also detailed the ten apps that will come pre-installed on the console when it launches in Japan on December 17th and in Europe and the US some time in …

Having been on Ubisoft’s release schedule without a firm date for some time, the publisher has at last announced a (hopefully) final release date for Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. The company told Joystiq that the title will be released in the US on March 6th. Which, incidentally, is the same …

Facebook games giant Zynga believes it can win over the core gamer with its upcoming release Mafia Wars 2. The game is the first true sequel from a company best known for its casual hits like FarmVille and CityVille, and serves as a further indication of how social network games …

New competition 'shows how much opportunity exists on the social network'

EA close to Facebook games breakthrough

Smartphone giant will tomorrow reveal an iPhone 4S, but not 5, according to rumours

Pundits will have you believe the next generation of games hardware won’t arrive until 2013 or later. However last week, at 12.01am on September 22nd, a fifth home gaming format was activated: cloud gaming service OnLive. At its most basic form this one needs no hardware, no discs, no physical …

SSX is on course to become a regularly released series again, EA has told MCV. The last title in the franchise was 2007 Wii title SSX Blur. But with SSX making its comeback next January on Xbox 360 and PS3, EA wants to ensure fans don’t have to wait as …

Update: Publisher denies involvement

The Battlefield 3 Worldwide Conquest Tournament helps EA compete with Call of Duty Elite, Activision’s social service which also includes a competitive gaming element with prizes up for grabs, according to Virgin Gaming. We don’t view Elite as a threat,” Virgin co-founder Zachary Zeldin told MCV. We view it as …