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The next game from Finnish studio Rovio may just outshine Q1’s biggest boxed game releases when it releases movie tie-in Angry Birds Rio next week. The smartphone app, which takes the original Angry Birds and themes it around 20th Century Fox bird film Rio, launches on March 22nd – and …

Blizzard believes the eagerly anticipated EA/LucasArts MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic, could be the biggest shot in the arm for the genre since World of Warcraft. The firm’s co-founder and executive vice president Frank Pearce told MCV that one of the keys to World of Warcraft’s success was building …

Rocksteady and NetherRealm to use Epic tech exclusively until 2014

Zampella and Westâ??s new business partner set to meet Activision in court

Amazon.co.uk has lowered the price of the 3DS to 187 making it the cheapest offering for consumers, along with Morrisons. The 3DS has also become the most pre-ordered gaming console on the online retailer’s website. Customers have placed 20 per cent more pre-orders on the handheld device than they did …

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Second game project for the Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 musician

Square Enix is negotiating with councils in Canada with plans to build its second studio there. The Japanese firm already has a development office in the country with Eidos Montreal, but its MD Stphane D’Astous has spoken of plans to open another studio. The new consoles from Microsoft, Sony and …

World premiers held at GameCityNights in Nottingham

THQ has urged all three major platform holders to be less rigid and open up to new business models. The publisher is currently undertaking what it calls a noble experiment” with racer MX vs ATV Alive, where it is charging 29.99 for the title and letting users add to it …