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The fate of Leamington Spa developer FreeStyleGames remains in the balance, but studio management say positive discussions with Activision continue. Earlier this month, the studio was incorrectly rumoured to have lost staff on the eve of Activision’s financial call. FreeStyleGames has not reported any staff cuts, though that remains a …

Jonathan Ross, Simon Pegg, Iain Lee, Chris Moyles, Snoop Dogg – the list of celebrities who openly express their love for gaming is consistently growing. But aside from Charlie "the games journo who done good" Brooker we’ve for years been desperately short of respected TV faces with the capacity and …

Publisher THQ has announced that it will release its licensed kids title Rio on April 12th in the US. That’s just three days before the release of the film at US cinemas. A UK release date for the game has not yet been confirmed, though with the film hitting UK …

UK games industry charity GamesAid has announced an Industry Darts Night which will take place on Wednesday March 9th at The Horseshoe, 24 Clerkenwell Close (London EC1R 0AG). The organisation emphasises that "experience and skill are not a pre-requisite" though suitable darts attire – namely ill-fitting polyester – is recommended. …

GAME has released a list of 71 stores that will be opening their doors at midnight tonight (Thursday February 24th) for the release of Killzone 3. Most will open their doors around 23:45 and will close around an hour later, though exact times are to be decided at the discretion …

505 Games is enjoying something of a surprise hit with Zumba Fitness, the keep-fit game for Kinect that is outperforming expectations – as well as some big rival products. On Xbox 360 the title has shifted over 35,000 units to date and has increased its sell-through every week since release. …

Major new games based around Pirates of the Caribbean and Cars 2 make up a sizzling summer line-up for Disney. The action will kick off in May with LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean, which is due on shelves as Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides debuts in cinemas. The …

EA has announced that the first premium DLC for survival horror hit Dead Space 2 will be released in Europe on March 2nd. It will cost 5.49 on PSN or 560 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live. Called Dead Space 2: Severed, the download tells the story of Dead Space Extraction …

Stuart Dredge, the online editor of MCV sister site ME, has been named one of the world’s top online ‘voices’ on the ‘SAY 100: Online Voices That Shape Opinion’ list. It comprises representatives from multiple sectors including Style, Food, Business, Design, Travel and so on. Stuart Miles, editor of Pocket-lint, …

The rebirth of the Smurf continues to gather pace following Capcom’s confirmation that its free-to-play iOS title Smurfs’ Village has now passed the 10m download mark on the Apple App Store. Fellow Capcom title Zombie Cafe has also hit the same milestone. In this highly competitive market, the secret behind …