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Ahead of May’s general election the Conservative Party has pledged to deliver super-fast 100Mbps broadband to the majority” of UK homes by 2017 if it is elected to power. Private investors will pay for the infrastructure needs in urban areas with a proportion of the BBC licence fee will be …

Making real revenue from the apps revolution to be the focus of Monetising Mobile event in May

Zoe Mode creative director delivers battle cry

Two days ahead of its North American release next Tuesday (Feb 9th), EA has confirmed that a 30 second TV ad will run during the fourth quarter of the region’s highest profile annual sports event – the Super Bowl. With an estimated reach of nearly 100m viewers, EA will be …

Gamers could face an unwelcome price hike at some stage this year as the price of procuring polycarbonate – a key material in the disc manufacturing process – continues to rise. DigiTimes reports that wholesale prices remained static throughout 2009 despite the increasing manufacturing costs, However, should the price of …

Event organisers applaud â??record yearâ?? as game design event comes to a close

Wii and DS owners will soon be treated to video game versions of popular US quiz shows Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune thanks to a new deal between THQ and Sony Pictures. The agreement grants THQ the rights to publish titles based on the two IP on both of Nintendo’s …

Apple has confirmed that the iPad, the latest addition to the tech giant’s fashionable product line, will begin shipping in the UK next month. Furthermore, the higher-spec 3G models that offer over-the-air downloads will begin shipping a month later in April. How much the machine will cost in the UK …

Growing games publisher Warner Bros Interactive has put a tentative May 2010 release date on the latest brand of the popular brick-building games series, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4. Focusing on the happening in J. K. Rowling’s first four Potter novels – The Philosopher’s Stone, The Chamber of Secrets, The …

Nintendo has announced that the Classic Controller Pro will be bundled in two new SKUs to coincide with the release of Capcom’s Monster Hunter Tri. The peripheral is an alternative version of its traditional Wii joypad that boasts re-arranged shoulder button and Dualshock-style grips at the bottom. It was first …