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Revenue during the quarter, the second of Apple's fiscal year, rose by over 58 per cent, to $39.2 billion (£24.3bn), thanks to a dramatic increase in sales of iPhone and iPad. More >

GameStop’s California-based stores will be required to warn second-hand game buyers that downloadable content advertised as free may require an additional purchase, following the settlement of a class action lawsuit brought against the retailer for allegedly engaging in "deceptive and misleading practices". More >

The trial date for the case between ex-Infinity Ward heads Jason West and Vincent Zampella and their former employer Activision has been pushed back by almost three weeks to May 29, 2012. More >

Microsoft's Xbox 360 motion sensor Kinect is being used in a US department store to help female customers find the perfect pair of jeans. A post on the Kinect For Windows blog reveals that Bloomingdale's in Century City, Los Angeles, debuted the Bodymetrics Pod earlier this week. Developed by London-based Bodymetrics, it uses eight Kinect sensors to produce a 3D map of a customer's body shapes and chooses a pair of jeans that both fits and flatters. The process takes less than five seconds. More >

The leftfield game design concepts of a spoof Peter Molyneux Twitter account have inspired a game jam. The Peter Molydeux Game Jam Funtimez, set for March 31 and April 1 in San Francisco's Bay Area, was dreamed up by Double Fine programmer Anna Kipnis. More >

Some 22,500 videogame industry professionals attended last week's Game Developers Conference, organisers have confirmed. The figure represents year-on-year growth of 17 per cent for the event, and sets a new attendance record. Organisers have confirmed that the event will return next year, to the same venue - San Francisco's Moscone Center - from March 25 to 29. More >

From Software has confirmed that the Souls series is "not over yet." Speaking to Gametrailers at GDC, head of R&D; Masanori Takeuchi confirmed that the series, which to date has spawned PS3 exclusive Demon's Souls and the multiplatform Dark Souls, is very much in the studio's future plans. More >

Epic Games has shown off the progress it has made running Unreal Engine in Flash, saying that its long-term goal is to run the Samaritan demo in Adobe's technology. Speaking during a GDC presentation, Epic Games VP Mark Rein showed off Dungeon Defenders running in full screen just as well as it does on PS3, according to Gamesindustry.biz. "This isn't your father's FarmVille," Rein quipped at the close. More >

Francois Lapikas, gameplay director on Eidos Montreal's Deus Ex: Human Revolution, has said he is "truly sorry" for the game's divisive boss fights. The bosses - development of which was outsourced to Grip Entertainment - were criticised for being at odds with the freedom afforded the player elsewhere in the game. More >

Sony's online service PlayStation Network has around 90 million registered users worldwide. The claim comes from Ted Regulski, manager of SCEA developer relations, who in a talk during GDC yesterday stressed the appeal of Sony's platform compared to its peers. More >

Upcoming XBLA platformer Fez won the Seamus McNally Grand Prize, the top honour at last night's Independent Games Festival (IGF) Awards at GDC in San Francisco. More >

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim won game of the year at last nights Game Developers Choice Awards at GDC in San Francisco last night. While Bethesda's sprawling RPG took home the most coveted award, the big winner of the night was Portal 2, the Valve title winning Best Audio, Best Narrative, and Best Game Design. More >

Facebook paid out $1.4 billion (£883.9 million) to app developers last year, according to the company's games product manager. Speaking at GDC in San Francisco yesterday, Matt Wyndowe said the figure showed how serious Facebook was about its role as a gaming platform, with his team's regular meetings with Facebook's senior management further reinforcing the point. More >

Capcom says that at least half of its revenue and operating profit will come from digital sales within the next five years. The claim comes from Christian Svensson, SVP of Capcom Entertainment, in an interview with Gamasutra at GDC in San Francisco, in which he says the growth of digital distribution, and day-and-date retail and digital releases, means such a transition is inevitable. More >