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Publishers must make sales figures of downloadable games public if the industry is to prosper. That’s the call from Geoff Heath OBE, who says a collective source of market data will allow trends to be spotted, opportunities to be taken and will ultimately lead to a stronger market for the …

Mainstream glasses-free 3D may not be as far away as we’ve been lead to believe.Engadget reports that Nissho Electronics has launched a 52-inch glasses-free 3D LCD in Japan. It displays a full 1080p 3D image, boasts an 8ms response time and 60Hz refresh rate. On-board software will also convert 2D …

Nintendo has decided to scrap plans to release Tecmo Koei’s 3DS brawler Dead or Alive: Dimensions in Sweden. Though the company hasn’t expressly admitted it, it is believed that the decision came following concerns that the title could contravene the country’s child pornography laws owing to its depiction of young …

Having just confessed to a fresh data theft from the Sony Greece BMG website, the PlayStation platform has now revealed a further breach of its online security. The BBC reports that the details of 2,000 consumers registered on the Canadian Sony Ericsson portal have been stolen. Email addresses, passwords and …

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PS3 owners who rushed out to buy Codemasters’ new racer Dirt 3 yesterday have found that they are unable to access the online modes because of the ongoing PSN outage. Users need to redeem the in-box VIP Pass to unlock the title’s online features such as competitive multiplayer and YouTube …

A brand new game based on The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is in development. The small amount of information available can be found on the official website. It is being developed by Hothead Games, which is the team behind RPG title Deathspank and the Penny Arcade Adventures. There’s no …

A new distribution deal between THQ Partners and Codemasters will see the former handle the US release of Dirt 3, F1 2011 and more. While Codemasters will continue to orchestrate its own marketing campaigns, THQ Partners will distribute the Britsoft publisher’s big four 2011 games throughout North America. The deal …

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures will be remodelled as a free-to-play game this summer. The MMO will be be relaunched digitally as Age of Conan: Unrated, and will allow players to either play for free or subscribe for access to extra content. Funcom will introduce an in-game store that enables …