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FIFA 12 will revolutionise the franchise and stun fans, says the man behind the series. The latest game in the award-winning, best-selling football franchise was shown to the press last week. That’s earlier than usual because EA believes it has something special this time, says producer David Rutter. This year’s …

One consumer site has gone live with its impressions of Sony’s NGP. Mobile-review.com says that it had some hands-on time with the machine at a London press event on May 19th. It says that its final dimensions are very similar to the original PSP and that "you immediately recognise the …

Revenue split between microtransactions, sales and advertising

LucasArts boss Paul Meegan has told MCV he feels people look at the firm ‘and wonder why it hasn’t done better’. In his first interview since becoming president of the firm a year ago, Meegan says he wants to reverse that perception with a focus on decent Star Wars games. …

November 10th; New venue and innovative audience interaction; GameStop keynote; Molyneux & Livingstone joint address

The PlayStation Store is back and as a reward for customers’ patience Sony has gone live with a host of fresh content to download. Currently all PSN members have been upgraded to PlayStation Plus membership for a month. Four PSN titles are currently free to download – Burnout Paradise, Magic …

The London Games Conference will return on November 10th at a new venue – and with a unique audience participation element. Taking place at the Royal Society of Medicine, the event already has three big-name speakers on board. GameStop’s EVP of international, Mike Mauler, will present a keynote on the …

Finland-based Kombo acquired by nearby Rovio Mobile

Former Battlefield boss joins Paradox Interactive

John Burns has been appointed as SVP and general manager of Trion Worlds Europe. The online games outfit welcomes the former EA and Atari man to its exec team – he has been consulting for the firm since the start of 2011. He reports to publishing SVP David Reid. Trion …