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Swappable faceplates were one of the Xbox 360’s key USPs when it burst onto the scene in 2005. Come 2010, however, and a few gel skins aside you won’t find much in the way of faceplates on the High Street. And the reason, Microsoft has said, is simple – hardly …

A report from torrent blog TorrentFreak suggests that video game piracy accounts for just 3.3 per cent of all illegally available online content. The site gathered data from thousands of BitTorrent trackers to take s snapshot of what it estimated to be all publicly available torrents at the time. Out …

Panâ??s Labyrinth directorâ??s debut game is a three-part venture

Keiji Inafune, the former Capcom salaryman who intently burnt bridges with his long-term employer, is rumoured to have founded his own indie studio. The Mega Man creator previously indicated he would not join another developer nor publisher after his shock resignation as Capcom’s international development boss. The likelihood of him …

Tech, team and IP sharing across studios as publisher aims to build global blockbusters

Though Killzone 3 will champion both the PS3’s 3D capabilities and the integration of motion controller Move, Dutch developer Guerrilla Games wants to ensure that gamers without either tech don’t feel left out by the push. 3D is a great feature, but it’s an option to the game. I don’t …

Kongregate's CEO shares more details on the digital distributor's new gift card initiative

Some PS3 owners are reportedly still experiencing problems with the online component of Call of Duty: Black Ops despite the release of a patch that was supposed to address the concerns. Complaints include the inability to connect to any online games and being frequently kicked from games once finally online. …

Having yesterday been crowned as the fastest grossing release of all time on the Apple app store, Epic-owned developer Chair Entertainment has admitted that Infinity Blade began life as an Xbox 360 Kinect title. We always have some cool ideas on deck, and kind of the inception of Infinity Blade …

EA’s music boss has slammed the Grammy Awards for not giving games the recognition they deserve. He called on organisers The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS) – to learn from BAFTA and show games ‘respect.’ I’ve been spearheading a campaign to get the Grammy Awards to recognise …