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New Zealand developer Sidhe’s mobile arm PikPok has announced the release of three new smartphone games this week. The three titles are Flick Kick Rugby Kickoff for iOS and Android, Own The Game (previously released for browsers) for iOS and Android and Monsters Ate My Condo for iOS. Flick Kick …

Starting Monday 15th September, Microsoft will be kicking off a Kinect tour at shopping centres throughout Australia. The tour will be showcasing upcoming Christmas Kinect releases including Kinect Disneyland Adventures and the Australian-developed Fruit Ninja. Andy Coughlin, retail lead at Microsoft Australia, said: "There will be some amazing new games …

Develop provides a breakdown of what to expect at trial

New triple-A group to create â??engaging and fulfilling online game experiencesâ??

Xenoblade Chronicles achieves 92 Metacritic rating

Studio moving to larger office

PC and tablet OS to integrate game services

As consumers opt for bigger games of a higher quality, the need for these products to undergo vigorous testing is stronger than ever. This essential step of the production process, combined with huge growth in the digital, social and casual gaming sector, has resulted in a boom for some QA …

Kids TV giant Nickelodeon and Activision are going on tour to promote Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure. The pan-European tour will be advertised on Nick’s TV and digital channels, and will make use of the firm’s Slime Truck to take the game across the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden and Spain. …

The other kids TV giant, Cartoon Network, has partnered with Xbox to market the arrival of its new hit TV show, The Amazing World of Gumball. The cartoon – which is developed in the UK – is already a smash hit in the US and is notable for combining 2D, …