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Special 'pirate theme' becomes a surprise hit

Event offers food, drink, networking and a chance to check out app opportunities.

CEO claims to have already reached a tenth of the target

Media conglomerate News Corporation is extending its reach into games and social networks with the acquisition of London studio Bossa. News Corp’s UK subsidiary Shine – run by Rupert Murdoch’s daughter Elisabeth – says it will entrust Bossa with its existing brands and properties. Shine has previously released content across …

Essential digital-focused event coming to London on November 10th

Media giant IGN has signed up as gold sponsor for the London Games Conference. The November 10th event brings together 300 games industry execs to hear from innovative businesses and opinion formers in the digital games space.Keynotes this year come from GameStop and Valve, with Eidos life president Ian Livingstone, …

Elisabeth Murdoch brands social gaming 'a critical component our strategy'

Forget Battlefield and CoD – the first real video game battle of the year takes place over the next week between GAME and Eurogamer. MCV has all the essential info. There’s no denying it’s going to be a very busy ten-day period for the industry, but arguably one that provides …

It looks the Tokyo Game Show had passed with no mention of the long-awaited Resident Evil 6. Or has it? Kotaku claims to have confirmation from a Japanese Capcom representative that a video for the game leaked online (but no seemingly wiped from existence) is legitimate, and is being shown …

Troubled mobile comms manufacturer RIM has revealed that it has shipped on 200k units of its new PlayBook tablet. The company had predicted sales of 490m in the last quarter. Actual sales numbers were not divulged. In its comparable period, Apple sold 9.25m iPad 2s. The tablet’s struggles played a …