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Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 has become the fastest-selling game in EA’s golf series. It sold 225,000 copies in week one, beating previous record holder PGA Tour 08, reports Gamasutra. EA also estimates the new Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and iPhone game saw week-one digital revenue double last year’s amount. …

Japanese firm Grezzo rebuilding the classic title

PowerUp Heroes is a fresh IP from Ubisoft that lets gamers control their Xbox Live avatar and use powers to defeat other players online. The game is exclusive to Xbox 360 motion accessory Kinect and features over 20 power suits that gamers can collect. After beating an enemy, players can …

Yves Guillemot calls for game tax breaks

The studio behind 505’s Rugby World Cup title claims the release will be one of the biggest games of the year” – and will reflect the advances in the sport itself as well gaming technology. The game is due in August for Xbox 360 and PS3 ahead of the tournament, …

Chris Wood and Andrew Brown return to old flame

Lazard Capital Markets clarifies statement

'We need to protect our intellectual property' publisher claims

Develop heads to Nottingham to go behind the scenes at Crytek UK

Black Rock Studio let its staffâ??s creativity run riot for an entire week. Lead programmer Jeremy Moore explains why...