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News that the Xbox boss is replacing Mark Pincus as CEO sends social giant's stocks up ten percent

Xbox president Don Mattrick is about to leave Microsoft, according to internet reports. All Things Digital and rumours circulation on social network site Twitter, say that Mattrick will announce his departure today with Zynga or EA likely destinations. Mattrick has had a difficult time at Microsoft in recent weeks following …

Studio claims MMO will not be adversely affected as insider shares concerns over title

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Dust 514 maker working with Sony to evolve procedures for free-to-play games

Sony’s critically adored The Last of Us has claimed its third successive No.1 in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. Digital sensation Minecraft enters the listings in second place following tis long-awaited boxed release. In fact, it’s an unusually busy Top Ten this week with no less than …

Decline in current generation not a sign of fading sector, claims Sony worldwide studios president

For the third week in a row, State of Decay is the best selling Xbox Live Arcade game in the UK. The game has managed to sustain its success and keep Minecraft from its No.1 position for longer than any other game has managed for over a year. Outside of …

The head of Assassin’s Creed publisher Ubisoft is the latest games exec to call for publishers and digital retailers to release their sales data. CEO Yves Guillemot claims that greater transparency from the downloads market will benefit the overall games industry, which retail stats show to be in decline. "It …

Deep Silver has confirmed a release date and two collector’s editions of Killer Is Dead, the new title by Suda 51. The highly-stylised action game will arrive on Xbox 360 and PS3 on August 30th. It sees players brutally taking down various outlandish criminals and is reminiscent of Suda’s previous …