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Syfy will publish it first social games later this year as the broadcaster aims for a larger share of that market. While no specific titles have been announced, they will all be based on Syfy programming and will initially be made available through Facebook in the US, according to Broadcasting …

The CEO of online retail Play.com has moved to clam any worried customers following the recent security breach that has hit the firm. It was reported yesterday morning that the retailer has suffered an unspecified technical glitch that had resulted in a number of customers receiving spam email. However, a …

Splinter Cell Trilogy has been delayed from March to June 21st in the US. The PS3 boxed and digital release – which includes HD revisions of Splinter Cell, Pandora Tomorrow and Chaos Theory – was previously scheduled to hit American stores on March 22nd. A UK release date has not …

Research shows that 55 per cent of Xbox 360 owners downloaded at least one digital title in 2010. Market research firm EEDAR reports that this is up from 43 per cent in 2009 and outperforms rival consoles, according to GamesIndustry.biz. PS3 users that download games rose from 42 per cent …

As the excitement builds ahead of the launch of 3DS this Friday, GAME has announced its wide-ranging midnight opening plans. In total 482 GAME and Gamestation stores will open their doors at midnight on the night of Thursday March 24th. GAME’s Oxford Street store will be hosting a special event …

The founder of mobile games firm Ngmoco has said that EA is best positioned to face the transition from boxed sales to digital downloads. Neil Young – also a former EA Los Angeles executive – claimed that publishers such as Activision are doing a worse job of preparing a strong …

Online animation service furthers ties with popular game engine

Former Bizarre Creations staff have this morning announced their founding of a new indie game developer called Hogrocket. Based in the north-west, Hogrocket is set to work on developing games for multiple platforms, and currently has one unnamed project underway. The studio has been established by Ben Ward, Pete Collier …

One game underway at indie founded by trio of veterans from now defunct racing game specialist

An inside look at the work that went into making the recently released RTS look so good