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In an announcement that’s likely to excite plenty of dedicated gamers, publisher Ubisoft has unveiled a new line of goods dubbed UbiCollectibles. The brand will see popular franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Might & Magic and Ghost Recon adapted into collectible figures, statues and all sorts. The first Assassin’s Creed …

Audrey Leprince and Emeric Thoa want to create triple-A games for mobile platforms

A new report from games market research firm Newzoo has revealed that the majority of UK nationals are now active gamers. In total it estimates the 31m of the 60m people in the UK population now spend money on games. 49m are active internet users. And while the console sector …

The fact that Sony Ericsson’s PlayStation Certified Xperia Play handset is a phone first and foremost and a games device second is the key differentiator that will save it from an N-Gage style fate. That’s according to Sony Ericsson market development head Dom Neil-Dwyer, who explained to Gamasutra why he …

Considered making Crysis 2 developer an official first party studio

PC indie success hits new milestone â?? and the game is still in its beta

Over 10m players have registered to play Minecraft in just over two years. The downloadable PC world-building game hit the new milestone well ahead of its full release this November. It was initially released in May 2009 and has since launched on the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. Minecraft was created …

Blossom Minds to release first game in 2012

It may be 14 years old but new content based on the much-loved Final Fantasy VII RPG is still being developed. From July 13th owners of Sony’s PS3 platformer LittleBigPlanet 2 will be able to download costumes of popular Final Fantasy VII characters. These include Cloud, Tifa, Aeris and Sephiroth. …

A new survey conducted by market research firm TNS has named Sony as the most valued brand in Asia. It’s the third year in a row that the company has been awarded the gong. It has succeeded in maintaining its popularity in the region despite the huge PSN security crisis …