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Sony’s PlayStation Home is two years old. That’s a success in itself, but perhaps the service’s biggest accomplishment is how successfully it has overcome the initial cynicism and flourished into a money making business. "From a business point of view, virtual items and microtransactions… it just works," Home’s platform director …

Retailer GAME has expanded its ‘Play Now/Trade Later’ offer to two of this Friday’s biggest releases. The chain will allow consumers to pick up either Sony’s or EA’s title for 39.99. In return, they will be guaranteed a trade-in price of 35 if they return the game to any GAME …

Analyst firm wants to partner with fellow members

Weekly Japanese games magazine Famitsu has gone live with its reviews of the 3DS software line-up ahead of the machine’s global debut in the territory on February 26th. The star performer is Nintendo’s own Nintendogs + Cats, which was granted an impressive 38/40 score from the publication’s four panelists. Behind …

Users can make $50k before Epic takes revenue cut

Press conference and presentations to showcase tech advancements

Io Interactive head Thomas Jakobsen joins the company

The development team behind Atari’s recent console release Test Drive Unlimited has announced that it is to make the first premium DLC for the game free to download. The decision comes after the prolonged technical issues that have dogged the game since launch. Furthermore, Eden Games says that a patch …

Publisher THQ has announced that free-roaming Xbox 360, PS3 and PC sequel Red Faction: Armageddon will be released in the UK on June 3rd. Its US arrival will come a few days earlier on May 31st. The game sees players return to Mars once again as protagonist Darius Mason flees …

One online news source has claimed that Apple will reveal its iPad 2 in just one week’s time. All Things Digital says it has confirmation from "multiple sources" that the US tech form is preparing a March 2nd gathering in San Francisco. There’s even talk that Steve Jobs himself will …