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MMO studio using Epic tech to power Prisontale 2

Electronic Arts has announced The Sims 2 Double Deluxe and The Sims 2 Kitchen and Bath Interior Design Stuff, due for release on April 15th. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe comes complete with The Sims 2 Nightlife Expansion Pack, The Sims 2 Celebration Stuff Pack and a bonus DVD, and …

DSGi plans to sign up top development talent in a publishing push that will see a new range of own-brand titles on its shelves by the summer. The firm intends to unveil a new gaming label and unleash the titles across its 1,400 stores worldwide as well across its online …

Says iTunes AppStore sales "a more important aspect than a lot of people understand"

Cash reserve to be managed by VC firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and backed by Apple

Move takes the firm 'back to its roots' says CEO Zucker

But the unlikely return of notorious handheld will be aided by open-source development says MD Carl Freer

Apple CEO Steve Jobs said today he wants to create ‘a vibrant third party developer community’ for the iPhone and iPod Touch – and got the ball rolling by unveiling the new SDK for the touch-screen devices and naming EA and Sega as key firms already making games for the …

EA's Spore and Sega's Monkey Ball confirmed for release as Apple unveils beta SDK and iPhone Developer Program