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A new report offering data and expert insight on the iPad/tablet market is available via this very website. Written by leading industry journalist Stuart Dredge (online editor of MCV’s sister brand Mobile Entertainment), iPad & Tablets 2011 is packed with stats, graphs and links. It looks at the implications and …

Developer BioWare has turned to its fanbase in an effort to decide what version of the female game star Shepard it should put on the cover of Mass Effect 3. The series has always allowed gamers to choose the sex of the main lead, though 80 per cent of players …

Analyst labels overtime as a natural part of game development; says Unions shouldn't exist

EA will smash its $1bn digital target this year, analysts have predicted.It follows the publisher’s $750m to $1.3bn acquisition of PopCap. The move means EA is now back as the No.2 publisher on Facebook (behind Zynga) and its mobile revenues should top $300m this year. EA made $833m in digital …

The hunger for glasses-free 3D screen technology is misjudged, Sony’s 3D gaming boss Mick Hocking has claimed. "There are already glasses-free TVs, big screens and small screens out there," he told Eurogamer. "The problem with glasses-free, or auto-stereoscopic as it’s called, is that it has inherent limitations. "With stereoscopic 3D, …

Group realigns business 'to areas that offer highest growth opportunities'

The US arm of online retailer Amazon has suspended sales of Nintendo’s new handheld the 3DS. While this item is available from other marketplace sellers on this page, it is not currently offered by Amazon.com because customers have told us there may be something wrong with our inventory of the …

New localisation office to be led by former analyst William Hugo Yang

Jagex CEO Mark Gerhard has been added to this year’s Edinburgh Interactive bill. He will discuss ‘The Multiplayer Revolution,’ and explain why the industry needs to catch-up in meeting gamers’ multiplayer needs. I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak at this year’s Edinburgh Interactive,” commented Gerhard. The gaming …

Two of Rockstar Games’ co-founding group have climbed the Guardian Media 100; the annual list of influential people who shape UK entertainment and news. Sam and Dan Houser this year featured at 27th in the list, meaning they are ranked higher than Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange, BBC political editor Nick …