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NewsCorp’s slow but inevitable move into direct games production continues to gather pace – it’s digital division has hired a boss for its new games unit. US online service and social network expert Sean Ryan has become exec vice president and general manager at NewsCorp Digital Games. He’s got a …

Though the PS3 continued to lag behind Xbox 360 in both the April and May markets in the US, Sony’s machine is on a remarkable run that has seen it post its ninth and tenth consecutive months of year-on-year sales growth in North America. Since May 2009 the PS3 has …

Mick Hocking to talk through history of 3D - and what it means for games

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 was the single biggest revenue contributor to the US video games market in May, according to NPD, with total unit sales of its console hitting 195k in the period and revenue reaching $254m (total May revenue hit $823.5m). It also fared well in the software market, with …

Having delayed the announcement of last month’s US video game sales, NPD has today published the figures for both April and May in the North American video games market – and both show year-on-year declines. May saw a 10 per cent sales decrease compared to 2009, with total sales of …

Tap Tap Revenge studio joins media giant to boost its microtransaction and mobile interests

UK games industry group takes top prize at Trade Association Forum event

Online service and social network expert Sean Ryan becomes EVP and GM of NewsCorp Digital's games division

Disney isn’t just interested in acquiring giants like Marvel, it’s interested in smaller independents – and according to a new report tonight the firm has bought Tap Tap Revenge developer Tapulous. The creator of an iPhone/iPad game that has spawned two sequels, a lucrative in-game music store and a number …

Media giant makes purported swoop for fast-growing iPhone music game developer