It has been revealed this week that following on from the acquisition of the Star Wars property by Disney from Lucas Film for a massive $4.05 billion.

Disney has licensed the Star Wars games development to EA in a multi-year agreement, enabling EA to develop and publish new Star Wars games across multiple platforms.

The agreements will also mean that Disney is able to developer mobile, social and online Star Wars titles. EA labels president Frank Gibeau explained:

"Every developer dreams of creating games for the Star Wars universe,”-”The new experiences we create may borrow from films, but the games will be entirely original with all new stories and gameplay.”-”Powering it all will be the Frostbite 3 development ... Read more »

Rovio Mobile have relaunched Angry Birds on Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform, and the new version of the game gets 100 new levels and also comes with support for Xbox Live Achievements and Leaderboards.

The new version of Angry Birds now also offer support for Windows Phone smartphones with 256MB of RAM, like the Nokia Lumia 610 and more and the game will be free until the 15th of May.

Good news for all of our fans who play Angry Birds on Windows Phone, we have a brand new version of the original Angry Birds for you to play. The game will have over 400 levels from the get-go, and will be free to download for the first two weeks. The Windows Phone 8 version will also have Xbox Live integration with new achievements and leaderboards!

You can find out more  d ... Read more »

Anthony Burch, a Borderlands writer, leaked the title for the next downloadable content for Borderlands 2. This is the picture he tweeted, which has now been removed. It shows a poster with the title of next Borderlands 2 DLC, "Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep.”

 
Gearbox has since confirmed that yes, this is the new DLC. Gearbox did show off Tiny Tina when teasing something for Borderlands 2 at the PAX East conference which took place back in March, so maybe we should have expected this.

When we hear more we will pass it on. At least we know the title and character now.

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Steve Jackson the legendary UK games designer, and co-founder with Ian Livingstone of Games Workshop and Fighting Fantasy, has this week launched a new iOS game called Steve Jacksons Sorcery.

The new Steve Jacksons Sorcery game is an epic solo quest first published by Penguin Books via the ‘Fighting Fantasy’ series of adventure gamebooks way back in 1983, which I have fond memories playing.

Now the books have been updated into a iOS game that allows you to Journey across the wilds of Kakhabad on a quest to recover the Crown of King. Watch the trailer to see it in action.

"Choose your own path across the hand-drawn 3D map, overcome devilish traps, and battle fearsome cre ... Read more »

After a couple of leaks along the way Ubisoft has this week officially released their new retro styled game Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon.

The new Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon game is a standalone expansion to Far Cry 3, even though either game has very little in common with the other. Watch the launch trailer after the jump to see it in action.

"Developed by Ubisoft Montreal, Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon lets players get the girl, kill the bad guys and save the world in a VHS-era vision of the future! As Sergeant Rex Colt, you are part man, part machine, all American. You are a state-of-the art Mark IV cyber-commando on a mission…of vengeance.

You’re out to bring down your old c ... Read more »

Valve has this week rolled out a major update for a number of its games including Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source, and Half-life 2: Deathmatch, which now allows them to be delivered via Valve’s new SteamPipe content distribution service.

Valve SteamPipe has been designed to provide players with faster downloads, faster map load times and much faster boot times, easier distribution, installation, and management of mods.

The new SteamPipe upgrade will change how the games are downloaded and how they are stored on your computer. Valve explains:

"A one-time conversion process will occur, which will take a bit longer than the usual download. You should ... Read more »

If like me you have been patiently waiting for the launch of the awesome new Star Command game to land on mobile devices. Those of you that have an iOS device will be pleased to learn that your wait is now over.

Star Command is now available to purchase for $2.99 directly from the iTunes App Store and brings to life the challenges and joys of managing a starship. Watch the video after the jump to learn more about the Star Command iOS game and see it in action.

"Upgrade your ship, get out into the unknown and watch your crew die grizzly deaths all at your command. Strange and exotic alien civilizations await you at every turn. Manage each of your ships roles, focusing on science skills, tactical combat and s ... Read more »

The LoveFilm streaming service available on PC, Mac or via Nintendo Wii and Wii U, Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PS3, Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire, Apple iPad, although not the iPhone, has this week received a new update for the PS3 LoveFilm Instant app in the UK and Germany.

LoveFilm features in the new PS3 games console app update include an improved search function and recommendation engine, combing to provide more accessibility.

Other features included in the LoveFilm Instant PS3 update provide a new optimised user interface that enhances the way users can browse the latest films and TV shows. Simon Morris, Chief Marketing Officer at LOVEFiLM, explained:

"Wit ... Read more »

Relic Entertainment has just unveiled details for its new game Company of Heroes 2 Theater of War, revealing a little of what you can expect from the game when it officially launches.

The original Company of Heroes game was launched back in 2006, and the new Company of Heroes 2 game comes with the Theater of War 1941 pack, which features Soviet and German missions to play through.

The Eurogamer website has been able to run through a few Company of Heroes 2 missions and caught up with Company of Heroes 2 game director Quinn Duffy:

"We’d like to make these pretty substantial packs of co-op scenarios, challenges and AI battles, which are scripted battles on existing map ... Read more »

Grand Theft Auto 5 fans patiently waiting for the games released are sure to be pleased that the games developer Rockstar has today released three new trailers for Grand Theft Auto 5.

The three new Grand Theft Auto 5 trailers reveal more about three characters in the Grand Theft Auto 5 game Michael, Franklin and Trevor. Watch the video after the jump to learn more about the Grand Theft Auto 5 game characters and see them in action.

"Grand Theft Auto 5 single-player story is told through three player-controlled protagonists. They are Michael, Trevor and Franklin, criminals whose stories interconnect as they complete missions together. During story missions, the player can swit ... Read more »