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A little more belief from third parties and Wii can live long after Nintendo’s next console arrives. That’s according to Nordic Games boss Pelle Lundborg, who insists the Nintendo platform still has plenty of life left in it. What the format really needs is a little more belief – outside …

Two further games companies have become embroiled in the hacking epidemic. On Friday Gears of War develop Epic admitted that it was forced to deactivate its web sites and forums for a limited amount of time following an illegitimate hack. "Our Epic Games web sites and forums were recently hacked. …

Famed British games designer makes Queen's birthday honours list

Epic Games’ design director Cliff Bleszinski has encouraged the games industry to embrace the hacking community. The Gears of War man was talking about the chances of seeing more user generated content options appearing in Gears of War 3. His comments come following the security breaches of Sony’s PSN and …

EA is bolstering its mobile offering with new versions of its major franchises coming to the iPad and iPhone. A promotional video released by EA reveals that Madden, FIFA, Need for Speed and Battlefield are all coming to iOS. EA’s Battlefield 3 is headed for a face-off with Activision’s Call …

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Infamous hack collective LulzSec has warned the NHS that its computer network is vulnerable to cyber attack. Lulz Security, which claims to have been behind recent PSN hacks, sent an email to NHS administrators exposing breaches the service’s network, the BBC reports. Playfully dubbing themselves ‘pirate-ninjas’, the groups published the …