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Mortal CombatWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced that Ryan Neal, 18, from Bury St. Edmunds, won both the UK and European Mortal Kombat Tournaments, winning an Arcade Machine, Championship Belt and trip to Chicago to visit NetherRealm Studios, developer of the highly anticipated, award-winning game.

Special Easter update delivers 1080p TV-out to Firemint's smash-hit racer

Real Racing 2Firemint today announced the immediate availability of Full HD 1080p dual screen gaming for its critically-acclaimed hit Real Racing 2 HD for users with iPad 2. With this update, players can connect iPad 2 to their HDMI-compliant TV using the Apple Digital AV Adapter and experience the stunning visuals and thrilling gameplay of Real Racing 2 HD in exceptional 1080p, while real-time racing telemetry is displayed on their iPad 2.

Playbox gamesPlaybox announced its expansion into the Android market with a new team focused on developing games for NVIDIA® Tegra™-powered super phones and tablets. The company also announced a Tegra-optimized version of their PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 hit title, Bang Bang Racing, under license from Digital Reality.

Since being founded in 2005, Liverpool-based Playbox has been focused on producing traditional console and handheld titles. Most recently it finished development of Bang Bang Racing for Digital Reality. Now Playbox is bringing its expertise and creativity to the Android space, focusing on games for Tegra-powered devices, such as Bang Bang Racing.

An announcement for Xbox LIVE fans

Guiness World records logoIn just five days, Xbox LIVE aims to make history and you’re invited! At 18:00 on Saturday 23rd April, Xbox LIVE and Kinect Sports will attempt to set a new Guinness World Record for the ‘largest online 100m sprint’. So jump off the sofa, work up a sweat and become a world record holder with Xbox.

Join us to take part alongside potentially millions of other Xbox LIVE members in the UK and across the world. To participate, just follow these three simple steps:

Bad Apples: Battle HarvestMetaversal Studios, the developer behind the recent chart topper entertainment app Shave Me!, has submitted its newest iOS game app to the iTunes App Store to await review and approval. The new game, Bad Apples: Battle Harvest, is the sequel to the existing Metaversal match-three game Bad Apples.