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Social games giant Zynga spent more than $100 million during a year-long studio buyout craze, new data reveals. The company, which recently made a public offering of its stock, spent the bulk of that huge sum on one studio. In November 2010, Zynga acquired Texas-based mobile game studio Newtoy for …

The PlayStation Network store will soon undergo a revamp to better advertise games on the platform, new reports claim. It is said that the redesign will usher in a more image-driven layout, following alleged feedback that the store is too text heavy. Anonymous sources speaking to Reg Hardware said the …

CEO, founder and president of OnLive Steve Perlman has told PCR it will look to work with the current gaming platforms such as Xbox and PS3, though 2005 architecture means they are ‘getting long in the tooth.’ The cloud gaming service works through a mini-console connected to a TV, directly …

Retailers GAME and Gamestation have been revealed as the exclusive stockists of a Gears of War 3 themed Xbox 360 console due out on September 20th. The Limited Edition 320GB bundle includes a Gears-styled console as well as two decorated controllers. The 269.99 SKU can already be pre-ordered from the …

As you might have noticed, MCV has overhauled its web presence, adding new features and a focus on registration. In short, the new MCV website has been built to give you all the content you already love, packaged in a form conducive to our web-centric, socially-networked age. It’s all part …

Mojang's Kaplan: Endless hours will only slow staff down

This latest few hundred words of early-morning, blurry-eyed ranting may come on the back of Sony’s confirmation of the PSN Pass. But it’s not aimed at Sony. Well, it is, insomuch as it’s aimed at absolutely every publisher in the industry. There are divisive opinions about what has become known …

Sony has officially confirmed its intentions to debut the PSN Pass with September’s shooter release Resistance 3 on PSN. The PSN Pass was first rumoured yesterday after it was spotted on the packaging of Insomniac’s upcoming title. And as expected, the Pass very much apes similar schemes such as EA’s …

The second-in-command at publisher Electronic Arts resigned from his role to join Zynga, the social games group has finally confirmed. Zynga snapped up John Schappert, who was formerly Electronic Arts’ chief operating officer, in May this year. At the time, both groups declined to comment when rumours of the switch …

MCV is expanding into the Pacific territories with the immediate introduction of a dedicated news feed at mcvuk.com, followed by the launch of a standalone website in October. MCV Pacific will be based in Sydney, Australia, with industry journalist Leigh Harris, who has a background in Rockstar Games PR, being …