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EA owned developer DICE has named a few of the compromises it has had to make to get the visually spectacular Battlefield 3 running on PS3 and Xbox 360. The Battlefield blog reports that both console versions will have a resolution of 720p and run at 30 frames per second. …

The case between Activision and ex-Infinity Ward members Vince Zampella and Jason West is expected to go to trial. The latest development in the lawsuit – which was first filed in March 2010 – came when a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled that there are facts to support the …

Scale and density of warzones the priority, studio says

Sony has again stated that it has no immediate plans for the launch of a console successor to PS4. "PlayStation 3 is really just hitting its stride," SCEA CEO Jack Tretton told Forbes. "And technologically, I don’t think it’s possible to provide any advancement beyond what we have. "What we’ve …

Phil Frazier, the longstanding executive producer for the Madden series, has parted ways with Electronic Arts. EA Sports says the experienced product manager was looking for a new opportunity” in retiring from the group after fourteen years. Frazier’s walkout continues a string of high-profile departures at the publisher. The link …

Reputations, the Modern Warfare IP and vast sums of cash on the line in 'landmark lawsuit'

One of EA’s most anticipated games this year – Battlefield 3 – will arrive in the UK on Friday, October 28th. The third main instalment in the FPS series is out in Europe three days after it’s released in North America on October 25th. It’s available on Xbox 360, PS3 …

505 Games’ Zumba Fitness has seen off the competition this week to claim its fourth UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats No.1 of the year thanks to a 43 per cent week-on-week sales spike. Last week’s No.1, 2K Games’ Duke Nukem Forever, has to settle for third place as Nintendo’s 3DS …

Personal customer data compromised as hack craze continues

As is fairly standard practice, Sony has made a few internal tweaks to the architecture of the latest PS3 Slim model.Andriasang reports that the new machine – the CECH-3000B – has reduced power consumption from the 230W seen in existing Slims to 200W. The weight has also dropped 400g to …