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BBC’s suspicion-raising Panorama documentary on games addiction doesn’t air until Monday night – but details of the broadcast are already leaking out. Reports by the Press Association and the Scotsman today offer a preview of the documentary, and it seems the documentary will look closely at how games ‘trick’ players. …

Publisher Black Bean Games has used its session at the Italian Videogame Developers Conference in Rome to unveil Mel B Dance. Black Bean strategic corporate coordinator Fabrizio Vagliasindi made the announcement, offering ‘the first semester of 2011’ as a release date. The game’s formats were unconfirmed, and no information was …

Phil Harrison has predicted that console quality gaming in web browsers will emerge as the next-gen gaming platform. Speaking at his keynote session at the Italian Videogame Developers Conference in Rome, the London Venture Partners co-founder asked the crowd if they believed they would ever see a game of the …

Electronics giant and platform holder Sony has launched a brand new HD TV that includes a PS2 built-in. Called the Bravia KDL-22PX300, it includes a 22” 720p HD screen as well as four HDMI slots, three USB ports, Scart and VGA connections, built-in Freeview and an ethernet port for watching …

PC edition of Telemetry released; Console editions to follow

Google and Zynga already confirmed for the landmark event

League Of Legends developer 'looking to add over 100 people'

Christmas approaches, and video games once again find themselves competing with toys, gadgets, books and other items as they try to grab gifters’ attention. But the industry has found additional ways to generate revenue with its most popular brands. As with any other major form of entertainment, gaming lends itself …

Christmas approaches, and video games once again find themselves competing with toys, gadgets, books and other items as they try to grab gifters’ attention. But the industry has found additional ways to generate revenue with its most popular brands. As with any other major form of entertainment, gaming lends itself …

Online retail group IMRG expects UK consumers to spend 17.4bn online this Christmas, up from the 15bn spent in 2009. The company made its estimates ahead of ‘Mega Monday,’ which takes place on December 6th. The day is typically the busiest online shopping day of the year, with Play.com expected …