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Having already extended its 30-day free trial for MMO title Final Fantasy XIV on numerous occasions, Square Enix has announced that charges may not actually be introduced for quite some time. The supposedly pay monthly title has not actually charged players for use in the six months it has been …

West and Zampella could co-own the franchise if they win lawsuit, lawyer claims

Notorious hacker group Anonymous has publicly threatened Sony, after the firm launched legal action against two file sharers in the US. The two hackers, called GeoHot and Graf_Chokolo, are being sued for sharing jail broken PS3 codes It is the latest move in Operation Payback, the organisation’s mission to retaliate …

The latest edition of Angry Birds has soared past ten million downloads just ten days after its release, the game’s developer has claimed. Rovio said Angry Birds Rio had been breaking all records” in a message released on the firm’s Twitter account. Rio is the fastest-selling Angry Birds edition yet, …

THQ has announced an agreement with book publisher Random House. A joint team is to be established between the two that will develop new IP for publication "across multiple mediums". These new brands will firstly appear as games and books. The pair recently collaborated on a prequel novel to shooter …

EA could be preparing a surprise new entry in the popular Burnout racing series. GamerBytes spotted a new listing by the Australian games rating board for a game called ‘Burnout Crash’. Further details show that the listing, which was posted on April 1st, is for an EA game developed in …

Quantic Dream creative boss backs performance capture, but not the Motion Scan way

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 …