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A report entitled ‘Kids and Games: What Boys and Girls are Playing Today’ by M2 Research claims that 93 per cent of girls aged 8-11 play online games. For boys the number is 91 per cent. It adds that while Nintendo still dominates the portable games space, the growing popularity …

APB team informed of fate via microphone, claims source

Mobile games publisher Gameloft has announced that it is to release a PSP version of its popular mobile FPS NOVA. That game received a warm reception from critics on iPhone and iPad and has been a consistent performer in the download charts. Android and Palm Pre versions are also available. …

Hetherington and Jones seek to take back title post-RTW meltdown

Square Enix has announced a number of promotions open to existing players of current MMO Final Fantasy XI who wish to delve into the upcoming Final Fantasy XIV. Those with an active account for FFXI are eligible for a 3.99 discount to the monthly subscription to FFXIV, bringing the price …

Though its validity remains unproved for the time being, the first retailer to sell what is being marketed as the first genuine method that allows the playing of pirated games on PS3 has insisted that the product is very real. Speaking to Kotaku, Australian retailer OzModChips has posted a number …

23 members of the former Project MyWorld team are offered a return to Realtime Worlds

Namco Bandai UK will dedicate its biggest marketing spend to the launch of new IP Enslaved: Odyssey to the West. And yes, that includes the money it spent on last year’s blockbuster brawler, Tekken 6. TV advertising is planned, while a huge print and online marketing campaign has already begun. …

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days will go straight to No.1 having arrived at UK retail today. That’s according to Square Enix’s UK marketing director Jon Brooke, who is confident the game will also be a chart regular for the next four months at least. I expect Kane & Lynch …

Famed UK indie reveals plans to send recruiters to Dundee