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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 …

James Bond 007: Blood Stone will arrive in the UK on November 5th along with GoldenEye 007. Activision had previously only set the release date for Wii and DS shooter GoldenEye 007. The publisher announced today that its all-new Xbox 360, PS3, PC and DS game, James Bond 007: Blood …

In-app payments coming soon too

Online PC games portal to be streamlined

Boss of Vanquish studio determined to conquer Sonyâ??s flagship console

Square Enix aims to leverage its Deus Ex franchise for the next ten years – as part of its grand plan to be a top three publisher in the next five years. "We have dozens of IPs, some of which we wish to build into franchises," Square Enix boss Yoichi …