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Digital games downloads for mobile games devices now account for around half of all full game downloads. That’s according to a new report entitled Online Gaming 2011 from US stats body NPD. The figure does not include money spent on micro-transactions or game add-ons. Mobile gaming represents one of the …

Alliantgroup details a bill that could change the US Stateâ??s games business

Tax services firm Alliantgroup explains the benefits in detail

The positions of both chief executive SIr Howard Stringer and corporate executive officer and executive VP Kaz Hirai are under threat as a result of the ongoing PSN saga. That’s the opinion of two fund managers speaking to UK newspaper The Guardian. "The way Sony handled the whole thing goes …

Call of Duty, Bulletstorm, Grand Theft Auto – these are the familiar names of killer games sewing their evil seeds in the minds of children across the nation. But little did we know that a far more dangerous threat has been lurking on our kids’ shelves for years in the …

Intel looks at the tools on offer

It has been confirmed that Square Enix is to distribute Techland’s Dead Island in the US as part of a co-publishing agreement with publisher Deep Silver. Square Enix’s impressive distribution and marketing capabilities, combined with their proven success with launching top-notch AAA titles, makes them the absolute best partner for …

'We have to admit we were not fully sufficient' exec admits

Sony execs follow the path of a hacker who changed the face of PlayStation

As a rule, kebabs and iPhones shouldn’t generally mix. Dried chilli sauce on your touchscreen is never fun the morning after. However, developer Softgames is hoping for a more positive respnse to its new Kebab Manager game. That’s right: Kebab Manager. A game that encourages players to "raise your own …