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Looking back at The Sims franchise, what would you say was key to its initial success?The Sims is unique in that it is so universal. It represents life. You can go to any country in the world and people play The Sims and they can find themselves in it. This …

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit will be the best game in the racing series’ 16 year history, says EA. The firm told MCV that the combination of acclaimed developer Criterion Games, a socially-focused online mode and official car licences makes the franchise more accessible than before. UK product manager for …

A close look at EAâ??s mobile line-up for the coming holiday

VC firm that invested $31m in the collapsed studio linked with Hetherington

Administrator continues to face accusations of missed redundancy compensation

New UI tech features to be shown at GDC Online 2010

Next-gen successors to Microsoft and Sony’s powerhouse consoles would benefit from no longer being tethered to the living room TV, the vice president of Epic Games has said. Imagine a future Xbox 360 that is actually a tablet you carry around,” said Mark Rein in a new interview with Develop. …

Roar Engine offers easy solutions for numerous net issues, firm says

Namco Bandai’s Enslaved finally hits UK retail this Friday and should it match commercially what it achieved critically the game’s developer Ninja Theory has said that it’s ready to get cracking on a sequel. And the fact that the studio is already working on Capcom’s new Devil May Cry game …

Michael Pachter has predicted that Microsoft will be the next platform holder to cut the price of its hardware. We estimate that a $50 console price cut across the board will impact software sales by a positive five per cent, and we expect Microsoft to lead with a cut some …