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The new Ultimate Lithium battery from Energizer will be promoted by IGN this Christmas, thanks to a new sponsorship deal. The partnership between the two companies will run for one month, during which Energizer’s latest product will appear on IGN’s Guys’ Xmas Guide microsite. Two Energizer-branded videos will appear on …

Activision claims EA jetted the Infinity Ward duo to its HQ

Mastertronic is distributing a new party game this Christmas that will finally decide who’s best: men or women? The Ultimate Battle of the Sexes – out last week (Friday, December 17th) – is a mini-game collection for Wii that pits men against women in a range of tasks. Each mini-game …

As ‘Antennagate’ rumbled on Apple responded with one of the most astonishing press releases ever released – not that any of it stopped the iPhone 4 outselling Microsoft’s Kin by what can only be described as a gargantuan amount. Developer Tim Schafer laid into Bobby Kotick and Microsoft finally confirmed …

As ‘Antennagate’ rumbled on Apple responded with one of the most astonishing press releases ever released – not that any of it stopped the iPhone 4 outselling Microsoft’s Kin by what can only be described as a gargantuan amount. Developer Tim Schafer laid into Bobby Kotick and Microsoft finally confirmed …

HMV wants to be the next retailer to offer pre-owned games online following Amazon UK’s entry into the market. Last week, Amazon.co.uk began buying and selling second-hand titles. Customers can buy pre-owned games from the retailer, check prices using an online calculator and post old games in exchange for gift …

The legal spat between Activision and the former owners of Infinity Ward has taken another interesting twist with news that Activision is now suing EA as part of its lawsuit. Amongst the many accusations in Activision’s original lawsuit against Jason West and Vince Zampella was one of "insubordination", with suggestions …

Scott Johnson replaced by David Brame; New owner Gamebase â??to focus on Emergentâ??s rootsâ??

Charles Cecil talks Broken Sword and why Appleâ??s devices are perfect for his games

EA will assume publishing duties for Portal 2, much as it did with Valve’s celebrated collection The Orange Box in late 2007. Furthermore, the game has been given a concrete release date of April 21st on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. Previously a release "in the week of April 18th" …