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Analyst cites in-app payments as driver of â??$10 billion mobile marketâ??

Virtual goods purchases to be streamlined with new online payment utility

The HD re-make of No More Heroes will be a PS3 exclusive in the US, publisher Konami has confirmed. No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise is a 720p revamp of the original 2008 Wii title and has already been released on both PS3 and Xbox 360 in Japan. However, in the …

The level of piracy endured on PSP has rendered it an obsolete platform for developers, according to the developer behind the upcoming God of War: Ghost of Sparta. Speaking to VG247 creative director Ru Weerasuriya said of piracy that: I’m not very familiar with how it is on the DS, …

New images back ongoing rumours of a Sony Ericsson PlayStation

Rumours of a PlayStation phone have been around as long as the PSP itself and now out of the blue pictures of an apparent PlayStation mobile phone have appeared online – see the larger image below. Engadget is assuring its readers that the pictured device is very real and is …

Jobs â??initially declined an offer' to acquire the Halo studio

â?¦but if it did, it could only be Valve

October 29th cut-off draws close for NESTA's talent review

Giant independent television production company Endemol has finalised a deal that will see its hugely popular quiz show The Money Drop sold to media outlets globally with a special game as part of the package. The online game that is key to the deal, crafted by digital gaming specialist Visiware, …