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Develop readers have been offered a 25 ticket discount for the upcoming Learning Without Frontiers event in London. The previous London edition of the conference held speeches from the likes of Nintendo UK general manager David Yarnton, Sony Europe senior vice president Ray Maguire, Media Molecule’s Kareem Ettouney and Wikipedia …

More than half of US Wii owners keep their console in the living room. A recent survey by US research firm Nielsen shows that 59 per cent of Wii consoles are found in the lounge. Rival consoles PS3 and Xbox 360 follow close behind with 45 per cent and 42 …

Hudson’s 3DS line-up may still see the light of day, says Konami. Reports emerged earlier this week that Hudson Soft had cancelled three 3DS titles – Bomberman 3D, Bonk and Omega Five – after the games were removed from Famitsu’s release schedule. However, Wired has now received a statement from …

Syfy will publish it first social games later this year as the broadcaster aims for a larger share of that market. While no specific titles have been announced, they will all be based on Syfy programming and will initially be made available through Facebook in the US, according to Broadcasting …

Research shows that 55 per cent of Xbox 360 owners downloaded at least one digital title in 2010. Market research firm EEDAR reports that this is up from 43 per cent in 2009 and outperforms rival consoles, according to GamesIndustry.biz. PS3 users that download games rose from 42 per cent …

Call of Duty studio hires former Machinima man as community manager

Dragon Age fans have accused Electronic Arts and BioWare of hiding controversial DRM measures in their latest release. According to anti-DRM consumer watchdog Reclaim Your Game, the recently released Dragon Age II contains the SecuROM-related Sony Release Control and have protested that the game’s developer and publisher failed to inform …

Sledgehammer Games has hired a new community manager, who will no doubt be working on the studio’s unannounced Call of Duty project. The new recruit is Guy Beahm, who previously worked as premiere director at Machinima.com. He will now be responsible for developing and managing the online community for any …

Fresh speculation about Grant Theft Auto V has arisen as American actor and comedia Gilbert Gottfried seemingly confirmed the game via Twitter. Gottfried – best known for his unique, high-pitchd voice – posted a tweet claiming he just found out I’m voicing the lead in grand theft auto 5”. The …