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Major US publishers are on the verge of revolt against NPD, according to a CNN report. The likes of EA and Activision see the group’s monthly retail sales bulletins as ‘misleading and potentially irrelevant’. That’s because the reports don’t factor in Xbox Live, PSN or iTunes data,. "Using NPD data …

Developer Different Cloth reveals poor sales figures

Sony Online Entertainment game to be the first of its kind on PSN

Sony has announced that PS3 MMO title DC Universe Online will be released on the PlayStation Store as a downloadable purchase. It will cost 39.99 in the UK and €49.99 in mainland Europe. It will include a free 30-day subscription to the game. No firm release date has yet been …

As Rovio's Peter Vesterbacka warns tablet market could eat into consoles

US indie group wins major Bethesda deal

Rovio's next game won't appear on Android Market, retailer claims

Ubisoft has appointed Copyright Promotions Licensing Group (CPLG) as its European licensing agent for its Rabbids, Imagine and Just Dance brands. The firm will look after existing licensing programmes and seek new markets in which to take the brands. These include launching Just Dance-branded clothes and fitness accessories. Ubisoft is …

It’s due out this Friday in the UK, but Sony has confirmed that no firm decision has yet been made on the European release of Motorstorm Apocalypse. The game was scheduled for release in Japan this Thursday but has now been delayed indefinitely following the terrible earthquake that ravaged Japan …

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 …