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The most respected journalist at Future’s consumer site CVG has reported of a quite remarkable shun on the competitive floors of this year’s E3. The site has been told by a "senior informant" that the personal assistant of Activision CEO Bobby Kotick was seen at the EA stand requesting that …
Read More »Jagex hires 8Realms VP
Phil White takes senior position on strategy title development
Read More »E3 2011: Why Twisted Metal isn’t a hit in Europe
Outspoken American developer David Jaffe says differing cultural identity is the reason for Twisted Metal’s limited appeal in Europe. Speaking to Eurogamer at E3, the co-founder of Eat Sleep Play and co-creator of the franchise said: My layman’s sociological view of Europe is that you guys tend to respond to …
Read More »Jaffe: Your WipEout is our Twisted Metal
E3 2011: Jaffe hopes PS3 Twisted Metal will prove more successful in Europe
Read More »E3 2011: Carmack: Creativity more important than graphics
Genius development engineer John Carmack has admitted that Rage has taken his studio longer than he would have liked, and put the delay down to its drive for top tier technology and tools. That’s the biggest thing when we look back on this generation,” said the co-founder of id Software, …
Read More »Denki’s Quarrel finds publisher, release imminent
E3 2011: Scottish studio overcoming past troubles as titleâ??s platforms confirmed
Read More »Hackers target Citibank
Citibank has admitted to suffering a data breach that allowed hackers to view the names, account numbers and contact details of around 200,000 of its customers. Incredibly, Reuters reports that the breach happened in early May and that the bank has only just admitted to its occurrence, which is thought …
Read More »VIDEO: The Old Republic’s stunning intro
The opening cinematic for EA and BioWare’s upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic has appeared online, and you can watch the entire video below. We’re still none the wiser as to when the long awaited MMO will finally be released. Earlier in the year MCV discovered that EA execs were …
Read More »E3 2011: Xbox Live ‘too closed’ for Dust 514
Xbox Live is too closed for the developer of PS3 exclusive Dust 514. Speaking to Eurogamer during an E3 presentation, CCP CTO Halldor Fannar said: Let’s just say that with Sony at least they have policies that allow us to build the game the way we want.” That is one …
Read More »Wii U ‘axes friend codes’
Ubisoft producer Adrian Blunt has said that the days of Nintendo’s unpopular online friend codes are over. Speaking to MTV at E3, Blunt made the revelation while demonstrating Ghost Recon Online, one of several Ubisoft games unveiled for the new Wii U console. Asked why he thought the game was …
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