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Despite a drop of revenues across every territory for EA in its Q3 2011, Europe has emerged as the most resilient region for the publisher. Net revenues for Europe were down just two per cent year-on-year in Europe. By contrast, Asian revenues were down 21 per cent and North American …

From tomorrow gamers will be able to claim a significant discount off the price of a subscription to the recently released PS3 and PC MMO DC Universe Online. The PlayStation blog reports that 25 per cent has been taken off the price of a three month subscription, dropping from $41.99 …

Jeff Strain, the co-creator of Blizzard’s World of Warcraft, is working on a brand new zombie-themed "online world game" exclusively for Xbox 360. Called Class3, it is being developed by Strain’s Undead Labs and will be published by Microsoft. As might be expected for a zombie title, players are cast …

After literally years of speculation and months of information leaks, Sony Ericsson has finally confirmed what nearly every human being on the planet has known for weeks – it is planning on releasing a PlayStation-branded mobile phone. An ad on the company’s Facebook page shows the device, saying that a …

Europe is now Sega’s biggest and most important market for boxed products. The publisherhas sold 5.95 million video games in Europe during the nine months ending December 31st. That’s more than the 5.77m sold in the US and the 1.9m sold in Japan. Overall the company shifted 13.63m boxedgames worldwide, …

Power Rangers will return to video games following a deal between Namco Bandai and licence holder Saban Brands. The publisher will develop games based on the Power Rangers: Samurai series, which launches on Nickelodeon in the coming weeks. The Samurai series marks a ‘rebirth’ for Power Rangers, after the franchises’ …

Namco Bandai’s upcoming shooter Inversion will hit European shelves on Friday, February 10th 2012. The publisher told MCV it was planting its flag in the ground early” so that rival firms know to avoid releasing anything similar. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game is a third person shooter that …

A new Ridge Racer game is heading to next-gen platforms, Namco Bandai has revealed. The latest in the hit arcade series – entitled Ridge Racer: Unbounded – was unveiled in San Francisco at the publisher’s Ignite event. It is due on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. An action-packed teaser trailer …

A plethora of new Pac-Man games are set for release this year, Namco Bandai has announced. The biggest of which is Pac-Man and Galaga: Dimensions for 3DS. The tilt-based title is due this year to celebrate Galagas 30th anniversary. Other new titles are aimed at the digital space following the …

Nintendo 3DS will be playable at this year’s Midlands MCM Expo. Consumers will be able to get some hands-on time with the eagerly-awaited device and try out its unique 3D functionality for themselves at the show, which runs from February 19th to February 29th. Nintendo 3DS is not just about …