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Fresh from announcing 100 million downloads for its Angry Birds games and predicting that tablets will kill consoles, now Rovio has announced an exclusive deal for the Android version of its Angry Birds Rio game. No, not with GetJar, the app store that bagged first dibs on the original Angry …

Confirming the rumours, publisher Bethesda has confirmed that a sequel to FPS title Prey will be released next year on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The original Prey, which was developed by Human Head Studios and produced by 3D Realms, hit PC and Xbox 360 in mid 2006. Human Head …

Contract with Hasbro follows surprise investment round

The powerhouse Transformers IP will next year get a brand new MMO following an agreement between casual behemoth Jagex and rights holder Hasbro. The game has been pencilled in for a 2012 release in Europe, North America, Latin America, New Zealand and Australia. Transformers is one of the most iconic …

Donation made by Japan-based games publishing consortium

Brian Moriarty publishes his lecture on the interminable â??are games artâ?? debate

Famous ball of destruction now rolling across websites

Sony wants to bring the PlayStation to the classroom, but one challenge for the company to get right is how they inform teachers about their games-based education plans. Fortunately the platform holder has already launched a specialist educational channel, ConnectED, full of examples of how teachers and students are working …

With the fast-developing digital age comes ever-impressive new technology. This is used to power not only video games, but the way we access information every day. But forget watching videos on an iPad or taking part in worldwide banter on Twitter – what about schools? Why can’t motion controllers be …

Angry Birds has now been downloaded more than 100 million times, according to Rovio Mobile marketing exec Peter Vesterbacka, speaking on a panel at the SXSW conference in Austin, Texas. "Everyone is playing Angry Birds," said Vesterbacka, as he outlined previously known stats like the game’s 40 million monthly active …