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Ubishop customers will find a special edition glove bundled in with their Wii copy of Michael Jackson: The Experience. The garment is a replica of the familiar glove that the late King of Pop wore during some of his most famoust performances. It is exclusive to Ubisoft’s online store and …
Read More »PopCap announces Bejeweled 3
Casual publisher PopCap has announced that it will in December release Bejeweled 3. An assortment of expansions aside, it’s the first proper sequel to 2004 hit Bejeweled 2. The Bejeweled series has sold over 50m units across the globe and has been played by an estimated 500m people for a …
Read More »Square releases voice-controlled RPG
Final Fantasy publisher Square Enix has released a brand new voice-controlled RPG for the iPhone 3G/3GS/4, iPad and latest iterations of the iPod Touch. Called Voice Fantasy, the game allows users to summon monsters simply by speaking into the device or using the recorded voices of your friends. Characters are …
Read More »Pixelbite and Localize Direct praise partnership
Reckless Racing studio details its use of the LocDirect system
Read More »As EA cuts, its social firm Chillingo sells 2m
New App Store sensation Cut The Rope makes 2m downloads in 3 weeks
Read More »Android games â??rapidly gaining app market shareâ??
Analyst cites in-app payments as driver of â??$10 billion mobile marketâ??
Read More »PayPal microtransaction service announced
Virtual goods purchases to be streamlined with new online payment utility
Read More »Is this the PSP Phone?
Rumours of a PlayStation phone have been around as long as the PSP itself and now out of the blue pictures of an apparent PlayStation mobile phone have appeared online – see the larger image below. Engadget is assuring its readers that the pictured device is very real and is …
Read More »Endemol inks The Money Drop gaming deal
Giant independent television production company Endemol has finalised a deal that will see its hugely popular quiz show The Money Drop sold to media outlets globally with a special game as part of the package. The online game that is key to the deal, crafted by digital gaming specialist Visiware, …
Read More »Zynga â??worth more than EAâ??
New independent data puts the Farmville studio at $5.51bn
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