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An in-game microtransaction-based Marketplace has been introduced to Sony Online Entertainment’s PS3 and PC MMO title DC Universe Online. Massively reports that the store is a little sparse at the moment, with only Proto Repair-Bots and Vault Tickets available. There’s been little indication of what else is to come, but …

One of the most celebrated Xbox Live Arcade titles of 2010 is finally spreading its wings onto new platforms. Developer Playdead has confirmed that puzzle platformer Limbo is due for a digital release on both PS3 and Steam. Having previously said that the title wouldn’t hit PS3 or PC "this …

In a surprise present for the title’s many millions of fans, Rockstar has announced that it hasn’t finished yet with DLC for 2010 smash hit Red Dead Redemption. The last add-on for the game was October Undead Nightmare. Available both digitally and in a box at retail, the expansion saw …

Ubisoft has announced a second delay to the release of PS3 only title Splinter Cell Trilogy HD. Having previously been due out in March of this year the game has already been pushed back once to June. It will now be released in the UK on September 23rd, right as …

UK entertainment retailer HMV will not be accepting trade-in copies of 3DS title Resident Evil: Mercenaries, which is released in the UK this Friday. PR boss Gennaro Castaldo told VG247 that the decision was made avoid any potential customer disappointment for those purchasing a pre-owned version”. However, a spokesperson for …

Spanish developer Novarama has penned a new deal with Sony that will see the studio’s future content released exclusively on Sony devices. Novarama was the team behind PSP release Invizimals and is currently working on PS Vita launch title Reality Fighters – a game that will now be tied to …

Android mobile handsets are entering a new era of growth with confirmation that half a million are being activated by the search giant every day. Google’s mobile chief Andy Rubin tweeted the milestone earlier today, which represents a 100,000 increase on the 400,000 total revealed at the start of May. …

Codemasters’ Xbox 360 and PS3 shooter Bodycount will be released in Europe and the UK on September 2nd. The sell for the title in what is a crowded FPS genre is is that it "puts the fun back into the gun with a focus on delivering outrageous and stylish gunfights". …

It looks like Ubisoft’s console title I Am Alive could be closer to release than expected. With little heard about the title since it missed its spring 2009 release date, some had presumed the game had been scrapped, though Ubisoft has always insisted that its production has continued. However, an …

After one of the most turbulent periods in the company’s history, Sony has announced details of a significant management reshuffle right at the very top of the organisation. Current president and group CEO Kaz Hirai will from September first become chairman of Sony’s video games business. More significantly for the …