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Having this morning confirmed a brand new, free-to-play instalment of its popular Battlefield series, publisher EA has said that the emergence of such titles threatens to rock the world of console gaming. At what point do the hardcore gamers switch over from spending $60 a
month on console games to spending …

Virtual goods purchases to be streamlined with new online payment utility

Rod Cousens, the CEO of Britsoft publisher Codemasters, has confessed that he’s no fan of DRM and has instead urged the industry to embrace new retail models based on emerging digital infrastructures. I’m not necessarily a fan of DRM measures. I think sometimes they’re almost counter-productive. I can still be …

�We are transitioning from developer to online publisher�, says design lead

In the wake of EA’s long-expected purchase of social network gaming specialist Playfish earlier this month, boss John Riccitiello has predicted that emerging online-based gaming models will overtake traditional console gaming to become the dominant force by next year. When people think of games they traditionally think of the Xbox, …

A big deal for social games and news apps, but curtains for piracy?

The rapidly changing in-game payment landscape in focus...

Apple’s iPhone 3.0 preview last night lifted the lid on a number of enhancements on the way for the device this summer, a number of which are squarely aimed at boosting the iPhone’s gaming credentials. The new version of the iPhone and iPod Touch software will allow for peer-to-peer Bluetooth …

Free-to-play action RPG Mytheon from Universe at War dev to avoid subscription fees