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A virus that specifically targets users of the iPad is doing the rounds, TechRadar reports. Delivered in an email, the virus disguises itself as an update for iTunes. However, once the link is clicked personal data is stolen from the machine. Identified by BitDefender as Backdoor.Bifrose.AADY, the piece of malicious …

S3 Graphicsâ?? new tool provides â??up to six-fold compression of complex texturesâ??

UPDATE: Sorry folks, this one has turned out to be a hoax. Don’t be too disappointed – we did put a question mark in the headline! ORIGINAL: Microsoft will announce a brand new Metal Gear Solid title designed for its motion camera Natal at this year’s E3. That’s the latest …

Jagex has lifted the lid on RunFest 2010 – an event based on the hugely popular MMO RuneScape. It will take place on Saturday August 28th in Central London. It will feature themed areas ‘for players to experience real-world RuneScape activities’ and ‘an exclusive gameplay experience onsite that will be …

Labour MP Tom Watson convinced of Conservative u-turn

Andrew and Paul Gower have amassed a fortune of 138 million after forming UK outfit Jagex, new data suggests. The Gower’s position (pictured – Andrew) in the latest edition of The Sunday Times’ Rich List suggests that the duo are the wealthiest game development entrepreneurs in the UK, having made …

Nintendo has stated that the delays suffered to both Metroid: Other M and Sin & Punishment 2 in the US will not affect the games’ planned release in Europe. Reports emerged late last week that Metroid: Other M had moved from a June 27th release to simply TBD and Treasure …

As founders at Rare and Travellerâ??s Tales join the elite

Activision studio Infinity Ward has now lost close to twenty per cent of Modern Warfare 2 staff since the Zampella and West row, with news that five more have quit the beleaguered outfit. Reports claim that senior designers Mohammad Alavi, Chad Grenier and Brent McLeod have left the group. Joining …

Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction has been named the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Number One for the second week in a row. The game gives Ubisoft its sixth week at the top of the UK listings in 2010, and with fellow sales-star Just Dance at number two it’s …