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Japanese social games firm DeNA has published documents giving more details about its acquisition of US mobile startup ngmoco. One English document that has been published on DeNA’s IR site outlines the terms of the deal. The maximum acquisition consideration is $403 million, of which up to $100 million will …

A by-product of FIFA’s growing commercial success has been a sustained and reasonably emphatic superiority over FIFA’s great rival franchise, PES – the one that used to be considered the connoisseurs’ choice. Speaking exclusively to MCV, EA Sports boss Peter Moore rejects the idea that there is now clear green …

Facebook’s virtual currency is now available in more countries worldwide following the introduction of 20 new payment methods. The online social network has partnered with monetisation service PlaySpan to allow users to buy Facebook Credits in different ways and in more currencies. In the coming months Facebook will accept bank …

In an exclusive interview with MCV, EA Sports boos Peter Moore has outlined an ambitious plan to transform FIFA from a franchise that relies on annual disc-based releases to a persistent online game that evolves on a continuing basis. Football for most of us is pretty constant,” Moore stated. This …

Harmonix has announced the full tracklist for its hotly anticipated Kinect launch title Dance Central. The songs available on the upcoming motion-controlled dancing game cover a range of genres, including pop, funk, hip-hop, R&B and latin. Artists include a mixture of classic and contemporary, from Beastie Boys and Kool & …

Developer Polyphony Digital has apologised for the most recent delay to PS3 racing simulator Gran Turismo 5. Speaking via Twitter (as translated by Kotaku), the game’s lead developer Kzaunori Yamauchi stated: Apologies for the delay. It’s because time and labour were spent ironing the kinks out of complex system. I’m …

Co-founder Chris Peck reveals Outerlight on the brink of collapse

Glasgow studio becomes latest UK trade body member

CHIPS has struck back following the collapse of Chipsworld in July this year. In reality, the indie retail giant never went anywhere as CHIPS Franchise Ltd – the sister company which looks after 13 franchised stores – was still operational. But now joint MDs Don McCabe and Nik Agar have …

UK retailers could be left out of pocket as Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs clamps down on corrupt distributors. Fraudulent suppliers have been buying consoles from abroad without paying VAT, then selling the machines on to UK retailers with the VAT added on top. These temporary traders then disappear, and …