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Developer BioWare has announced a fantastic freebie as celebration of Dragon Age II’s sales success. The fantasy RPG has passed the 1m unit sales barrier in less than two weeks on the market – making it faster off the mark than predecessor Dragon Age: Origins. And as a reward anyone …

Rockstar's VP of creative offers his perspective on the games industry's ever present deliberation

Will a new Microsoft app framework update open compatibility with the companyâ??s console?

An online campaign has been unleashed against Sony as hacker community ‘Anonymous’ vows to avenge what they see as the rough treatment of PS3 hacker Geohotz. Earlier this week Anonymous stated: "Congratulations, Sony. You have now received the undivided attention of Anonymous. Your recent legal action against our fellow hackers, …

Supermarket chain Morrisons has ended its relationship with MBL Group five months early. The contract termination has happened immediately and by mutual consent. The partnership was originally scheduled to end on September 14th. MBL announced it was up for sale following the loss of Morrisons. 78 per cent of the …

Business union aimed at improving game streaming tech performance

Trinigyâ??s 3D game engine to power several new titles from German firm

Casual giant PopCap has opened the doors on a new ‘design centre’, offering its developers and designers a place to realise creations of a more lo-fi aesthetic than typical releases from the Plants vs Zombies outfit. "4th & Battery is a pressure valve intended to keep our heads from exploding," …

The oft-rumoured but as yet unconfirmed Sony tablet device known as the S1 is now said to be a PlayStation Certified Android 3.0 device ready for shipping in the US by September 2011. According to sources at Engaget, the touchscreen device will cost around $599 (370) for a Wi-Fi only …

UK newspaper The Sun has this morning stepped up what can by now only be described as a ‘vendetta’ against Nintendo’s 3DS handheld. Yesterday the paper incorrectly claimed that retailers were seeing "record return levels" and that many were offering refunds to customers returning their machines. This was fiercely denied …