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Rovio has revealed that its CEO Pekka Rantala will be stepping down from his role. Rantala has only served in the position for a year, but will be replaced by Kati Levoranta in early 2016, according toTechCrunch. Levoranta currently serves as chief legal officer. The change was attributed to a …

Future’s PC Gamer website has smashed its monthly visitor records. The site saw ten million visits during the month of November. This represents a growth of 37 per cent year-on-year. In addition to a growth in visitors, the site also saw a 53 per cent jump in page views – …

Disney has suggested that it could yet greenlight cancelled title Star Wars 1313 for development. Speaking to SlashFilm, LucasFilm boss Kathleen Kennedy was discussing the pile of materials it has relating to canned Star Wars TV series Star Wars: Underworld. Asked if it had all been binned, she replied: No. …

Square Enix is porting yet another Final Fantasy title to PC, with the mobile remake of Final Fantasy VI set to arrive on Steam next week. Why the company chose that particular version over the SNES or Game Boy Advance editions is a bit befuddling, but it’s what will be …

Social games studio RockYou has reported a round of job cuts to its US workforce. Speaking withGamasutra, RockYou CEO Lisa Marino confirmed 23 employees were affected by the cuts. "23 people were impacted, about 10 per cent of our US workforce. We also initiated other cost-cutting initiatives, as expenses were …

A new Danganronpa title is in the works for PS4 and PS Vita, developer Spike Chunsoft has revealed. Dubbed Danganronpa V3: Everyone’s New Semester of Killing, the title will launch at some point in 2016 on Sony’s current-gen console and handheld. V3 is a departure from the franchise to this …

Around three quarters of disappointed backers willing to pledge towards another project

It seems that Apple TV isn’t proving as fruitful for developers as some may have hoped. Launched at the end of October, the latest iteration of Apple’s TV media box put a greater focus on its gaming capabilities. However, assorted platform-restrictions and concerns about consumer uptake led to some reservations …

Mercedes Benz is to release a promotional piece of free level DLC for Super Mario Maker. It’s not the first time the pair have teamed up – there was also some Mercedes content released for Mario Kart 8. The Mario maker course, called Jump’n’Drive, is due to be released today, …

Around one in 11 successfully funded projects on Kickstarter still eventually fail, according to a new report. Games Industry reports on a study from Professor Ethan Mollick of the University of Pennsylvania, conducted in conjunction with – but independent from – Kickstarter itself. He declared that a Kickstarter can be …