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Social and mobile games studio looking to expand

Apple to host San Francisco event March 2nd, reports claim

California outfit to develop Facebook and mobile titles

Firm looking to fund, co-develop and publish promising titles

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