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Mojang Specifications hires staff and finalises DDoS protection services

Sony has confirmed that the PS3 version of Shaun White Skateboarding will miss its scheduled release date this week due to a manufacturing problem. Kotaku reports that the Wii and Xbox 360 versions are still on track. Sony, however, has assured consumers that the game should only be days away. …

Twenty-four month workload saw the studio 'cramming things out the door'

Yeah, it’s all the usual ‘Nintendo-y’ stuff: focus on players sat in inoffensive domestic environments and ‘normalise’ games. The new ads take that to the extreme – no mention of games until half-way in. Yet it also sends a subtle message. iPad, Move and Kinect want to erode Wii and …

Platform holder Sony has at last moved to cut the price of the digital-only PSPgo. Reuters reports that the company will cut $50 from the price of the console in North America this month, bringing its RRP down to $199. Furthermore, the Japanese market is to see an even greater …

US studio joins long list of series developers, reveals MMO plans

Fallout: New Vegas is the new UK No.1, according to this week’s charts courtesy of UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. In doing so it beats the week one sales of predecessor Fallout 3 by 29 per cent. Bethesda’s win comes at the expense of last week’s chart-topper Medal …

iPhone games developer Backflip Studios making hay from its freemium strategy

Only 25 seats left for 'future of gaming' event at BAFTA

The Fable III Kingmaker smartphone app is leading Microsoft’s marketing rally for the upcoming RPG. The unique marketing tool has already pulled thousands of potential gamers. The response has been phenomenal – over 60,000 people have signed up, which is a fantastic result,” Microsoft’s director of Xbox and Entertainment Stephen …