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Three million units of Final Fantasy XIII were sold into retail in the US and PAL territories, Square Enix has announced. The title launched in Europe and North America yesterday, with launch events held in London, San Francisco and Paris. The game is already being tipped as being the biggest …

New texture compression tech detailed by middleware provider

The video games industry is well ahead of music and DVD when it comes to combating IP theft, says trade body ELSPA. The UK games industry was instrumental in securing prison sentences for 13 game pirates last year, and already in 2010 a further three people have been sent to …

Electronic Arts has announced a deal with 38 Studios to publish the company’s first game, an RPG called Project Mercury. Project Mercury is being developed by 38 Studios’ subsidiary Big Huge Games, by team-lead Ken Rolston, best known for his work on the Elder Scrolls series, along with fantasy author …

Social gaming portals are too 'obsessed' with real time, says Sulake's lead designer

If you’re one of those people in the UK games trade that thinks there is nothing to learn from Facebook games, then think again. The social networking site hosted one of the GDC opening keynotes today, showing how social features and identity sharing is changing the way games are designed …

Social gaming boom, plus cross-platform play, has dramatically changed consumer expectations social networking site says

Key physics and animation tech firm expands rapidly in Asian region

Three main political parties to argue the toss at upcoming Q&A event

Longstanding UK developer Rebellion has made a small number of staff at its Oxford HQ redundant, a source close to the matter has claimed. Our source says that up to 20 Oxford-based developers could be handed their notice. It is also thought that Rebellion has all but confirmed the closure …