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On one side politicians fiddle their expenses and ex-royals cash in on their relatives. On the other newspapers and TV channels back the party Murdoch has done a deal with, and in-between times their competitions milk us for our hard-earned money. We increasingly live in an age of consumer cynicism …

It was once the global leader in the mobile phone market, but the rise of competitors such as Samsung, Apple and Google has seen Nokia’s grip on the sector reach a new low. Research firm IDC claims that Korean tech giant Samsung has now become the leader in the ‘featurephone’ …

Major publisher figureheads such as EA’s John Riccitiello, Sony’s Jack Tretton, Take Two’s Strauss Zelnick and Dinsey Interactive’ Graham Hopper have expressed their concern that the potential introduction of new laws controlling the sale of video games could have a major impact on the sector’s viability in North America. In …

Sony has revealed its launch titles and promotional plans for PlayStation Move in Japan, including prices and hardware bundles. The motion-sensing device will launch on October 21st – more than one month after the US and UK releases on September 19th and September 15th respectively. A Move motion controller will …

Fans of the IP have long lamented the lack of many truly great games based on the Star Wars franchise, so any suggestion of the classic Super Star Wars trilogy making a return is bound to create a tremor in the Force. Beginning with JVC’s 1992 release Super Star Wars …

Richard Wilson welcomes 'ground-breaking' institution

Publisher assures that finalists will retain game rights, and clears up confusion over the contest

Develop contributor â??call to armsâ?? receives massive response, kicks-off in top gear

Publisher insists that the Euro trade event remains vital

It’s only been on retail shelves for a month, but Sega has already confirmed that it won’t be publishing a sequel to Obsidian’s latest RPG release Alpha Protocol. The game was released on May 28th and wasn’t that well received by reviewers, managing an average of just 63 per cent …