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Lightning Fish offers in-depth dev insight into getting the most from tracking cameras

Spanish developer Novarama has penned a new deal with Sony that will see the studio’s future content released exclusively on Sony devices. Novarama was the team behind PSP release Invizimals and is currently working on PS Vita launch title Reality Fighters – a game that will now be tied to …

Invizimals studio enters strategic partnership with Sony

Sony president and CEO Sir Howard Stringer has claimed that the company was targeted by hackers because it was trying to protect its IP. Speaking to shareholders in Tokyo, the exec was questioned about the PSN security breach that resulted in the theft of millions of users’ personal and payment …

Format holder still uncertain as to the the need for 3D display on 360

Microsoft has questioned whether stereoscopic 3D gaming is something that players really want. While Sony has offered PS3 players a variety of 720p stereoscopic 3D-compatible games for use on 3D TVs, Microsoft hasn’t pushed the technology as much for Xbox 360. Gamers can currently play 360 titles such as Black …

Android mobile handsets are entering a new era of growth with confirmation that half a million are being activated by the search giant every day. Google’s mobile chief Andy Rubin tweeted the milestone earlier today, which represents a 100,000 increase on the 400,000 total revealed at the start of May. …

Codemasters’ Xbox 360 and PS3 shooter Bodycount will be released in Europe and the UK on September 2nd. The sell for the title in what is a crowded FPS genre is is that it "puts the fun back into the gun with a focus on delivering outrageous and stylish gunfights". …

There could be more map packs in the works for Call of Duty: Black Ops. Treyarch’s studio head David Vonderhaar hinted that the latest entry in the best-selling FPS franchise could break the series’ tradition and release more than three DLC add-ons. Speaking to Digital Spy, he said: I can’t …

FarmVille creator and Facebook gaming behemoth Zynga is close to floating on the stock market. The US-based developer is reportedly setting up an Initial Public Offering this week worth as much as $2bn in shares. That’s the equivalent of around ten per cent of the business, which has been valued …