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UK group Fish in a Bottle launches its scholastic dog-fighting sim

Apple could be on the cusp of bringing an abrupt end to the ongoing signal strength scandal that has dominated much of the coverage of the iPhone 4. Almost immediately after the launch of the device last Thursday complaints started to emerge claming the phone would drop signal if held …

The 3D engine company develops a resourceful community website

The publishing empire becomes the newest member of TIGA

Publisher Sony has stated that it will likely release further HD remakes of past classics for PS3 in the coming years. The only HD Collections confirmed to date are the already released God of War Collection and the recently announced Sly Cooper Collection, the latter of which will also support …

Danny Bilson, the VP of core games at publisher THQ, has questioned whether the huge costs of TV marketing can still be justified in the increasingly multimedia dominated world of the modern games industry. Publishers such as EA and Ubisoft have in recent times made big-noise about high-profile TV spends …

Rick Gibson on why Appleâ??s U-turn on freemium, in-app purchasing has revitalised the iPhone business

One thing I have to do, and it’s my job, and my development team’s job, and my marketing team’s job, is make you not want to trade the game in.” Those are the words of EA Sports boss Peter Moore. The publisher has been one of the leading lights in …

EA Sports boss sticks up for the publisherâ??s Online Pass, says gamers understand the implications of second hand

Having arrived in a number of key global markets last Thursday, the first hackers to have jailbroken the iPhone 4 are already boasting online. Jailbreaking is the term used for circumventing Apple’s software security measures. A jailbroken handset will run custom code and programmes that are not made by Apple …