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The leadership of Capcom Europe has changed once again. The publisher has announced that Katsuhiko Ichii, a ten-year veteran of the company, is now in place as the CEO of Capcom Europe, having started on April 1st. He replaces Hiroshi Tobisawa who was only appointed as CEO back in December …

Yet another stark warning about the risks posed about the increasingly online-dependent console gaming world has arrived courtesy of NBA 2K14. Polygon reports that publisher 2K Games recently shut down the online servers for the title. That in itself was enough to infuriate many players, occurring just 16 months after …

Franchise has sold over 40m copies in total

Square Enix has said that 2013’s Tomb Raider has become the most successful game in the iconic series. Sales of the title have now passed 8.5m units. It was first released on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC in March 2013 before being re-released in its Definitive Edition guise on PS4 …

Japanese publisher expands its indie support platform with direct funding and feedback

Annual contest offers mentoring, career development support and guidance

'We want to create multiple hit games rather than aiming to succeed with just one powerful IP element'

PS3 service taken down after seven years

Publisher continues shift to 'headquarters-based' organisation

Feminist Frequency creator Anita Sarkeesian has released the first episode of her new series focusing on Positive Female Characters in games. The video, which can be seen below, focuses on 2011 title Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, which Sarkeesian cites as an example of a game that asserts the ability …