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Android creator Google has announced the acquisition of smartphone manufacturer Motorola Mobility for $12.5bn. That’s a premium of 63 per cent over the company’s closing share price last week. The move gives Google direct access to smartphone manufacturing and more immediate control over the design and production of future Android …

The developer behind recent THQ success UFC Trainer on Xbox 360 has dished out an astonishing attack on both Sony’s PlayStation Vita and Nintendo’s 3DS. "If people aren’t willing to pay $249 for a Nintendo 3DS why would they pay $299 for Vita?” Heavy Iron Studio’s Lyle Hall told Games …

Get out and enjoy that sun now because in a few weeks time there’s going to be a big reason to stay indoors. Publisher Sega and developer Sports Interactive have at last officially announced Football Manager 2012, which will be out on PC and Mac before Christmas. This time around …

Android creator bags smartphone firm for $12.5bn

Dare to be Digital winner says the contest 'has made me realise I have the ability as an artist and as a leader to deliver'

The London Evening Standard may have seen fit to revoke claims that gaming was a partial cause for last week’s UK riots, but the same can’t be said for Noel Gallagher. The former Oasis star and now solo performer has told NME that violent games and TV are the main …

Challenged retailers would do well to learn from one of the High Street’s success stories, Apple, says the new head of EA Sports. In an interview with MCV, Andrew Wilson – EA Sports former studios head, last week promoted to president of the label – said not enough games retailers …

With Arkham City and new family LEGO and Sesame Street titles on the way, Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment is handling some of this Christmas’ biggest and most mass market titles. MCV quizzed president Martin Tremblay to find out more. THE NEXT BATMAN GAME… Warner is responsible for one of the …

UK studio to release Facebook title to support its F1 brand

With so little movement in the UK charts right now, the market is crying out for a fresh hit – and Square Enix is getting ready to deliver just that. Deus Ex: Human Revolution will be released in the UK on August 26th, and the publisher believes that it has …