Developer Halfbrick claims rapid success for WP7 version of its iOS melon-slasher.
Australian developer Halfbrick has claimed that the Windows Phone 7 version of its iOS smash Fruit Ninja is the best selling game on Microsoft’s mobile platform.
Unstoppable Activision shooter highest selling PS3 and Xbox 360 game of the year too.
Call Of Duty: Black Ops has been named the UK’s best-selling all-formats game of last year by Gfk Chart-Track.
Jobs in tech support, sales and software development coming this year to offset public sector cuts.
Microsoft has pledged to create 4,000 UK jobs in 2011 as part of a government initiative to rebalance the economy.
Third Warcraft expansion now fastest-selling PC game ever, breaking Lich King’s record.
Blizzard Entertainment has announced that World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm has sold more than 4.7 million copies in its first month on sale, a new record for monthly PC game sales.
When playing 3DS games in full 3D, anyway. Internal software lineup also detailed.
Nintendo has confirmed that its upcoming 3DS handheld has a battery life of between three and five hours.
The limit applies to 3DS games being played in 3D, with battery life naturally slightly longer when playing with 3D switched off or DS titles, which sees life extended to between five and eight hours. The system takes three and a half hours to fully charge.
Youtube video shows Resident Evil 2 and Rage Racer running on smartphone which doesn’t exist.
Youtube footage has appeared showing off the long-rumoured PlayStation Phone running original PlayStation games.
The device, branded Xperia Play, closely resembles the PSPgo and is shown in a video running Resident Evil 2 and Rage Racer, the third game in the Ridge Racer series.
Format: PS3
Release: Out now
Publisher: SCE
Developer: In-house
Is light replacing time as the key ingredient in videogame experiments? If Lost In Shadow was a hint that working in the dark could take the platform-puzzler in a fresh direction, Echochrome II is the proof that it can.
Speedrunners playing 100 games in six days to raise money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation.
Members of the speedrun website Speed Demos Archive (SDA) are in the midst of a six-day speedrunning marathon, during which 100 games will be played to completion, to raise money for charity.
The event, dubbed Awesome Games Done Quick, kicked off last Thursday with a run through our 2010 Game of the Year, Super Mario Galaxy 2, followed by a thirty-minute run through Portal.
“When we have an announcement to make we’ll make it”, Microsoft CEO tells BBC.
Microsoft has dropped its strongest hint yet that it may formally introduce PC support for its motion sensing peripheral Kinect.
Ballmer made the revelation in an interview with the BBC at last week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
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Eight games available alongside new handheld on February 26; Nintendogs the only firstparty offering.
Nintendo has detailed its upcoming 3DS handheld’s launch lineup ahead of its Japanese debut next month, reports Andriasang.
EA’s football title and Ubi’s Just Dance 2 keep Black Ops out of top two for first time.
FIFA 11 tops the UK all-formats chart for the week ending January 8, as Call Of Duty: Black Ops drops out of the top two places for the first time since its launch on November 9.
Whether played out on a battlefield or in a backyard, a dispute always has two stories. This article concerns a story about QCF Design, a three-man development team in South Africa, and one about Lazy Peon, a one-man outfit in San Francisco. It's about a game called Desktop Dungeons that's not yet on sale, and a copy of it called League Of Epic Heroes available worldwide on Apple's App Store. Most of all, it's about sharing an idea as opposed to copying one.
Six finalists up for US award recognising excellence in videogame writing.
The Writers Guild of America has announced the nominees for its 2011 Videogame Writing Award.
Not all games released last year are up for selection; games had to be released between December 1, 2009 and November 30, 2010. In addition games had to carry a specific writing credit and the criteria also require that writers are members, or have applied to be members, of the WGA.
Milestone reached within 24 hours of launch; hacking group to release crack in due course.
Apple has announced a good start for its Mac App Store: downloads from the software marketplace, launched yesterday, have already topped one million.
Consoles, games, accessories sent to Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. Office heart-cockles: warmed.
Members of Edge’s forum have donated £1,320.15 to patients at The Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital (RMCH) for gaming charity Child’s Play.
Our award for the best mainstream game of 2010.
Runner up: Bayonetta
Format: 360, PS3 Publisher: Sega Developer: Platinum Games
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Enterbrain’s year-end figures disappoint; Nintendo tops hardware and software charts.
The Japanese gaming market declined by more than 9 per cent in 2010, according to year-end figures released by Famitsu owner Enterbrain (translated by Andriasang).
Talking about Llamasoft games can often be a bit like trying to describe a recipe, and the studio’s first iOS title, Solar Minotaur Rescue Frenzy – the beginning of an entire App Store series, apparently – is no different. Minotaur Rescue’s mechanics may evoke ideas from Asteroids, Defender, and even good old Spacewar!, yet it still feels distinct, refreshing, imaginative, and original.
US firm Walker Digital cites 2002 patent for an “online distributed tournament system.”
Zynga and Activision Blizzard are being sued for an alleged online gaming patent infringement.
Format: Xbox 360, PS3
Release: Out now
Publisher: EA
Developer: Naked Sky Entertainment
It's clear that 'learning from one's mistakes' isn't something they emphasise at Corporate Future Science Academy. Its revolutionary medical nanobots have gone rogue, threatening the life of their anonymous host, but the company has a simple solution: send in another revolutionary medical nanobot - and this time, make sure it's player-protagonist blue and not evil-robot red.
Treyarch FPS still pointing and laughing from top spot at its lesser-selling contemporaries.
All-conquering Activision shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops is once again number one in the Nordic all-format chart, which comprises total sales across Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, for the week ending January 1.
Players invited to sign up – in teams – for initial testing of Firaxis’ upcoming Civ World.
The long-awaited Facebook version of Firaxis’ Civilization has a new name, Civ World, and a closed alpha test for the game will begin on January 12.
Out award for the best indie game of 2010.
Runner up: Neptune's Pride
Format: PC Publisher: Iron Helmet Games Developer: In-house
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Nintendo president reveals working 3D tech dropped due to cost of screens; GBA SP could do it too.
Satoru Iwata, president and CEO of Nintendo, has revealed that its GameCube console had circuitry for 3D compatibility.
Multiformat shooter will cap level progress for second-hand buyers unless they cough up $10.
Upcoming multiformat shooter Homefront is to make use of publisher THQ’s Online Pass in its multiplayer component.
The Online Pass is THQ’s response to increasing second-hand game sales. New copies of the game will contain a single-use code that unlocks certain content, in this case the bulk of its online multiplayer.