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Candy Crush Saga developer King is gearing up for an IPO, according to a report. People familiar with the move” have toldThe Wall Street Journalthat the London company has approached a number of banks to pursue a potential initial public offering in the US. Banks including J.P. Morgan Chase & …

Major League Gaming will no longer host Blizzard’s North American StarCraft II World Championship Series. PCGamesN reports MLG has backed out of its agreement with the developer, and at least one man in the know believes it’s because of a lack of support from Blizzard. After coordinating on WCS America …

One of the best bits of games industry scuttlebutt I have been told is about Xbox boss Don Mattrick. It’s actually about his shrewd hiring and management skills, so it’s effectively a HR anecdote. But bear with me. A few years ago I was told that when running teams at …

Appeals court upholds earlier ruling in patent row

Console giant makes U-turn to support used games market and ditch online check-ins

Developer Infinity Ward cannot finish work on key elements of Call of Duty: Ghosts as it is yet to receive final next-gen hardware samples. Obviously we are in crazy early development and we will have to see how the consoles play out,” the game’s executive producer Mark Rubin told OPM. …

UPDATE:Sony has contacted MCV to say that it has "not made any announcements about PS4 software pricing for the UK or Europe and will do at a later date". ORIGINAL STORY: PS4 games will be priced the same as PS3 games, Sony has confirmed. We have announced the pricing for …

Alex De Rakoff signs on as creative director for upcoming titles

Activision’s Skylanders property was last night named as best licensed programme of the year at LIMA’s International Excellence Awards. Held on the first day of Licensing Expo in Las Vegas, Skylanders also walked away with the award for best character or toy brand. Other big winners included The Very Hungry …

Steel Diver announced as Nintendo's first excursion into untested waters