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Williams Pinball Classics will be System 3’s first Xbox 360 title. The game will also appear on Wii, PS3 and PSP when it arrives this October. It will feature some of the most popular Williams Pinball tables, rendered in high-definition on 360 and PS3. System 3 is confident it can …

Star Wars developer confirms Clint Hocking is working on a new project

Czech outfit Amanita offering discount on â??highly piratedâ?? game

But is the dormant giant, which will eventually hold 800 devs, working on next-gen tech?

The publisher renowned for making most of its money online has pledged its future to bricks and mortar retail. Blizzard is best known for its multi-billion dollar MMO, World of Warcraft, which generates most of its money through subscriptions. But the firm says it couldn’t release its blockbuster titles without …

Wii and DS owners will soon be able to get their hands on the first game to be made by a hairdresser. Busy Scissors will be published in North America by new US publisher Little Orbit, with Namco Bandai Partners distributing the game in Europe this October. Unlike the plethora …

Apple is poised to buy a Chinese web game developer for almost $150m, according to a new report. A spokesperson for Handseeing in China claims that Apple is wants to acquire the firm. It would be Apple’s first acquisition in the country. Handseeing develops a number of PC web games …

Report from the Far East says iPhone firm wants web game firm Handseeing Information Technology

Development team for Ubisoft surprise hit goes from over 30 staff to almost 60

In a damning assessment of Activision’s quarterly financial report, analyst Michael Pachter has claimed that he fears Activision has begun to slip a bit” and that November’s Call of Duty: Black Ops will fail to match the performance of last year’s global hit Modern Warfare 2. The Q2 results were …