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Rovio's breakthrough franchise shows little sign of slowing

Nintendo has signed a deal with One Direction which will see the popular boy band feature in a TV campaign for Pokemon Black and Pokemon White. The X-Factor finalists will also be acting as Pokemon ‘brand ambassadors’ – appearing at a series of special events and meeting fans. The first …

505 Games’ Zumba Fitness has shot up the charts this week just one place behind EA’s Crysis 2 which holds on to No.1. The second top spot for Crysis 2 represents EA’s sixth No.1 of the year following other titles at the top such as FIFA 11 and Dragon Age …

Pioneering digital retailer Green Man Gaming has launched a second generation version of its website. Arriving nearly a year after the firm began trading, the new-look site boasts several additional features. One of them will see customers contacted after purchase, asked to write a review of their new game – …

Sakura Wars studio acquired by Ultizen; joint projects in pipeline

EA could be liable for "potentially billions of dollars" after the co-creator of the very first Madden video game announced he is taking the publisher to court. Since its inception the Madden series has sold in excess of 85m copies generating in the region of $4bn in profit. Now Reuters …

The retailer set up following the collapse of Woolworths has gone into administration. The 17-strong chain was set up in 2009 by former Woolies head of development Andy Latham. The shop mirrored Woolworths in terms of range, which included toys, confectionary, music, games and DVDs. The firm is based in …

Robin Antonick wants 'tens of millions of dollars' in alleged unpaid royalties

Social games firm ends internal development business

Pokmon Black and White have sold 3m copies in the US and Europe within their first two weeks on sale. By mid-March the two new Nintendo DS games had sold 1m copies in Europe alone. They have become the fastest-selling games in the series, bringing Europe’s total install base for …