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Atomblock is the latest player to join the increasingly competitive world of digital games distribution. The firm says it will open digital game shops for retailers and media, and its platform has already been picked up by MSN Benelux. The distributor has 450 titles ready to download from clients including …

Bonfire Studios purchased and renamed; key staff to remain in manager roles

Popular PC peripherals firm Razer is launching its first console products in the UK. The firm has signed a deal with distributor Realtime, which will launch the new pro gaming Xbox 360 controller – Razer Onza – at retail. The Onza has an RRP of 49.99. Yes this is their …

As is often the case with any over-orchestrated corporate announcement, Atari last week had a flurry of tech-oriented sites briefly light up, all illuminating the same point: Atari is back. Er, again. For the third time. To recap, if you missed it amongst the run of identikit headlines built from …

Creative media training body joins gender equality association

Looking at Rock band’s boxed retail sales really is only half the story – Harmonix owner MTV has confirmed that over 75m purchases have been made through the game’s in-game digital portal. Each download on Xbox Live costs between 80 Microsoft Points (around 69p) and 240 MSP (2.06), with a …

Having enjoyed great success with the iPhone adaptation of survival horror title Resident Evil 4, Capcom has confirmed that it is to port fellow zombie IP Dead Rising to Apple’s devices. IGN reports that the game follows a similar template to the console titles – that is, players are tasked …

Warner Interactive has announced the appointment of former Glu Mobile CEO and Greg Ballard. The exec announced his departure form the mobile games firm in July 2009 and has in the interim worked for mobile network firm Transpera. Prior to that he enjoyed a stint as COO and CEO of …

The follow-up to System 3’s Ferrari Challenge has launched on PSN today. PS3 owners will be able to download the full sequel, Ferrari: The Race Experiece to the officially licensed racer, which features a wide range of faithfully recreated Ferraris. Fans who already own the original Ferrari Challenge or its …

The Collector’s Edition of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow has not been cancelled, despite claims being made online. Retailer GAME issued this following statement via Twitter this morning: Castlevania fans! Lords of Shadow Collector’s Ed has been pulled by the publisher and is no longer happening.” Konami has now told MCV …