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Bungie’s next project is believed to be a massively multiplayer online first-person shooter named Destiny. The nature of its new game universe – which will be published by Activision – was reportedly outed by a source claiming to be an ex-Bungie employee, according to Kotaku. Destiny – allegedly codenamed Tiger” …

UK studio was not involved with axed game

Capcom has been warned by Apple that its hugely popular Smurf’s Village has earned the iPhone manufacturer a significant number of severe complaints. The game has been causing problems with parents, who have complained that their children are spending too much on Smurfberries without their knowledge. The Smurfberries are purchased …

Gamers are going to be given an extra handful of chances to get their hands on the Nintendo 3DS ahead of launch following the platform holder’s confirmation of some new tour dates. The ‘Believe Your Eyes’ tour will spend four days in a number of locations up and down the …

Unique device 'built on Android, plays PS1 games, uses PlayStation Suite'

As negative vibes continues to swirl around the multiplayer component of Call of Duty: Black Ops on PS3, the game’s developer Treyarch has defended its title. It claims that the majority have not experienced any problems with the title, and that those who have should be considered "edge cases". "We …

Publisher EA has announced the cancellation of 3DS title My Garden. That’s according to Joystiq who says the announcement was made in New York yesterday. The game was first revealed last September at the Tokyo Game Show and was at the time pitched as a launch game for Nintendo’s machine. …

Platform holder Sony has released an unequivocal statement claiming that it will slap a permanent PSN ban on anyone found guilty of using a USB device to circumvent system security. There’s an important note to make there – Sony isn’t just threatening to ban those who play pirated games. It’s …

Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction will be backed by a second wave of marketing later this month. A fresh campaign from Namco Bandai was been drawn up to herald last week’s release (Friday, February 11th) of the PS3, Wii, PSP and PS2 SKUs. The Xbox 360 and DS editions …

It looks as if the rumours are true – not content with having unveiled both a dedicated handheld (the NGP) and a PlayStation branded mobile phone (the Xperia Play) Sony is now working on a gaming tablet. Currently being referred to by its codename of ‘S1’, Engadget reports that the …