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A range of games by casual giant PopCap have been reduced to their lowest possible price point on the App Store. The tactic sees several iPhone games reduced from 1.99 to 69p, including the likes of Plants vs Zombies and Peggle. While the App Store price cuts are a rarity …

Sony has set a release date for the white version of the PS3 in the UK. It’s the first non-standard, non-special edition variation on the standard SKU to be released in the UK market. Furthermore, emerging online games force GameStop has nabbed the exclusive rights to the machine in the …

Nintendo has revealed that following its global price drop for the 3DS, sales of the machine have dramatically improved in the US. Prior to the cut, the console was retailing for around $250. Now it has an RRP of $169.99. Throughout August the company sold a total of 235k units. …

The latest data from stats body NPD has shown that the US video games market suffered a 23 per cent year-on-year decline in August. It says the main reason was EA’s decision to release this year’s Madden game two weeks later than is typically normal – and subsequently out of …

As was rumoured back in July, developer Crytek is to finally bring PC classic shooter Crysis to both PS3 and Xbox 360 – and the release date is right upon us. The four year-old title will be getting a few tweaks, too. The PC original was a graphical powerhouse and …

Tomorrow’s release Dead Island has got its developer Techland in trouble for the second time in a week, this time because of a hidden anti-feminist slur. On Tuesday it was discovered that the version of the game released for PC on Steam was actually a port of the Xbox code, …

Cloud gaming will prove a positive development for consumers, publishers and developers, THQ CEO Brian Farrell has told an audience at the Cloud Gaming USA conference in San Jose. "The box, ship and done model is transitioning to: observe, measure, and modify," he said, as reported by GamesIndustry. "Games [are …

As of today every GAME and Gamestation store in the UK has a range of Xbox Live digital titles on their shelves. In February this year the range was trailed in 44 stores, with customers receiving a code to download the content either on a paper receipt, email or SMS …

Gritty, violent and, to be frank, all-round grumpy fella Max Payne will once again be hitting consoles and PC early next year. Rockstar has announced that Max Payne 3 will be released for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC in March 2012. Protagonist Max has taken up the job of a …

Up until yesterday ModernWarfare3.com was not owned by Activision. Now, however, it is. In July publisher EA was accused of snapping up the domain so it could redirect fans to its own Battlefield 3 website. It transpired, though, that the URL was owned by Florida resident Anthony Abraham – a …