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The director of Rise of the Tomb Raider has joined Call of Duty studio Infinity Ward. Brian Horton was game director at Crystal Dynamics for just over a year, having previously served as senior art director for six and a half years – including on the original self-titled Tomb Raider …

Walking around Genesis 3, it’s easy to see that Smash Bros. is stronger than ever. With players competing in three separate games each released in different decades, Smash has proven that it its games can stand the test of time. But recently, Smash has competition. There have been unsuccessful attempts …

Amir Hekmati spent four years behind bars – avoiding a death charge – after being imprisoned for alleged espionage in 2011

Crystal Dynamics’ Brian Horton takes on role of studio art director at Call of Duty developer

New Pollen360 advisory service open to small-to-medium sized app and games developers

MMA Federation creator has already snagged $1.5 million for development of mobile games

Skillsearch's Guy De Rosa offers devs a guide to what's going to be big news for the next twelve months

Premier’s director of games Gareth Williams shares what he looks for in candidates looking to kick off a career in PR What skills do you look for in candidates? There are so many important skills needed in PR, but the key skills are personality, drive and creativity. We all have …

Angry Birds Go dev will use Geomerics’ lighting tech to demonstrate internal game engine

The pricing and release schedule for Square Enix’s Hitman have undergone some more alterations. In a post on its website for the title, developer IO Interactive has said that the game is now ‘truly episodic’, and the initial Intro Pack release – still set for launch on March 11th – …