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In a lengthy pre-election rant with the The Times Online, former Tory leader and current back-bencher Iain Duncan Smith has slammed video games as one of the seemingly many factors behind what the Conservatives are labelling as ‘broken Britain’. We are driving children to lose their childhood,” the MP explained. …

Tesco has announced it is to make films based on best-selling novels, which will be sold exclusively through its stores. The first film will be based on Jackie Collins’ story Paris Connections, and will be produced by Amber Entertainment. Other authors set to receive the Tesco film treatment includes Jacqueline …

A hacker who made his name by being the first to break Apple’s iPhone 3.0 firmware is claiming to have been the first to hack Sony’s until-now piracy free PS3. The hacker community is taking these claims far more seriously than similar statements made earlier this month. Writing on his …

Over a million copies of LEGO Batman have been sold in the UK since the game’s launch in late 2008, publisher Warner Bros. has this morning confirmed. The 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS, PSP and PC game has been a staple of the charts, boosted most recently by its part …

The audio specialist on the merits of a satellite studio in the capital

Just Dance is once again victorious, holding onto the top spot of the charts for the second week in a row. Having toppled Call Of Duty last week in the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40, Ubisoft’s surprise hit maintained its position at No.1 and fended off a potential return …

Intergrow buys Marvelous Entertainmentâ??s 50% stake in RSG but firm agrees new publishing deal

Manchester and Nottingham-based developer strikes Capital for Enterprise investment

Green Man Gaming’s intriguing idea is that it can pioneer the idea of second-hand digital content. It’s virtually unheard of, and given its mix of digital and pre-owned elements could be doubly contentious. I’m still not convinced. It might be a bit to soon to try and unite some already …

An interesting experiment with Mass Effect 2 will see EA looking to discourage pre-owned sales of the game. Those who purchase new copies (either boxed or digital) of the title will be given a code to access what BioWare calls The Cerberus Network – a hub for accessing both free …