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Richard Banks talks social engagement tech on Kinect, WP7 and the web

And developers can no longer win by cloning, says Sergestrale at Evolve in London

Social games giant adds to over 200 games on the browser-game store

TopWare Interactive has announced plans to open a UK publishing office within the next six months. The news comes as the German developer-publisher takes back UK publishing rights to RPG sequel Two Worlds II following a revised deal with SouthPeak Games. The title is already out in most European territories …

Zumba Fitness will be released for PS3 and Wii in February next year. The new SKUs of 505 Games’ dancing exercise game will hit shelves in the UK on February 4th. They will follow on from the original Zumba Fitness, a Kinect launch title that was released last month, and …

FIFA, Madden and FarmVille already available for new browser-based platform, with Mirror's Edge on the way

Channel 4â??s commissioning editor to run her own start-up

Aliens vs Predator studio releases social game Evil Genius

The SSX snowboarding franchise could be getting a revival this year after a three-year absence. Vancouver-based EA Black Box has been working on a new SSX game for PS3 and Xbox 360 during the past two years which will feature controls similar to Skate, according to Kotaku. A source ‘familiar …

Star Wars: The Old Republic has the potential to keep running for at least ten years. That’s according to Electronic Arts’ CFO Eric Brown, who also claims the BioWare-developed MMO won’t depend on the millions of subscribers engaged by titles such as World of Warcraft. Speaking at the UBS Annual …