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In a rare bit of positive news coverage for the sector, a piece penned by BBC News Washington DC correspondent Tom Geoghegan has named games as one of the key reasons why crime has declined in the US. Recent FBI figures show a sharp drop in murder and robbery rates …

A brand new officially licensed World Rally Championship game has been announced by publisher Black Bean. WRC 2 will feature all the cars and drivers from the 2011 season spanning 90 stages across 15 locations. In total 25 different terrain types will feature as well as variable weather conditions. Retro …

The upcoming Cars 2 movie tie-in must live up to Pixar’s standards or risk diluting the entire franchise. That’s according to Jay Ward – Pixar’s franchise guardian for Cars – who has been working with developer Avalanche to ensure the game is up to scratch. It needs to be consistent …

Ubisoft’s Rayman revamp has been promoted to a boxed product because the game concept doesn’t fit download services. New game Rayman Origins from the firm’s visionary designer Michel Ancel was conceived and first announced as a digital download title. But at E3 last week, the firm demoed the game and …

Amongst other things, publisher Activision is notable amongst its competitors right now for its decision not to rush into the social gaming market. In December last year CEO Bobby Kotick said that he didn’t view the App Store "as a really big opportunity for dedicated gamers" and that at that …

BioWare’s Mass Effect series has always tried to remain gender neutral – with equal options for both male and female characters and no discrimination regarding sexual relationships. However, one area in which this has not occurred is with the game’s cover, which has always starred the default male version of …

It was Fathers’ Day yesterday. It’s the one day of the year when dads across the world are in theory given licence to ignore their endless list of chores for 24 hours and put their feet up. Unless you’re an American. If you’re from the good ol’ US of A …

Nintendo of America has extended its offer for buyers of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D to claim a free soundtrack for the game. Eurogamer reports that thanks to what the platform holder calls "strong demand and technical issues", Nintendo has now extended the deal to guarantee the …

Just three years after it hit retail Codemasters has shut down the online servers for Race Driver: Grid. The move only relates to the PS3 and PC versions of the title. The Xbox 360 servers will continue to operate as normal. "After three years of service, 2008’s Race Driver: GRID’s …

EA owned developer DICE has named a few of the compromises it has had to make to get the visually spectacular Battlefield 3 running on PS3 and Xbox 360. The Battlefield blog reports that both console versions will have a resolution of 720p and run at 30 frames per second. …