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Series creator was furious about The Bureau's new direction, but had faith in Firaxis to "do a proper X-Com game"

Fresh funding comes from former parent Google, as well as Nintendo and The Pokémon Company

Sports, shooting, mobile – EA is at the top of its game in many genres, but the open-world action genre is one in which it admits it falls short. That, executive VP of EA Studios Patrick Soderlund has told IGN, is exactly the situation that Jade Raymond’s new EA studio …

CI Games’ Souls-like title Lords of the Fallen is getting a Game of the Year SKU which is set to hit retail in North America this month. The firm announced that Lords of the Fallen: Complete Edition is launching for PS4 and Xbox One on Tuesday October 27th. MCV has …

That’s actually a lie – fans are right cheesed off. We’ve made it clear that Payday 2 will have no microtransactions whatsoever (shame on you if you thought otherwise!)” That was developer Overkill in May 2013, responding to rumours of in-game payments being added to the game. Fast forward to …

The fifth Mario role-playing game is coming to the UK earlier than you might have expected. Mario and Luigi: Paper Jam Bros sees the Italian siblings accidentally unleash characters from the 2D Paper Mario universe into their 3D world after fiddling with a magical tome in Princess Peach’s Castle. 3D …

You can get your first taste of the upcoming film based on Insomniac Games’ Ratchet and Clank franchise. The cinematic adaptation of the PlayStation IP is due out in April of next year and includes the voice acting talents of Sylvester Stallone, John Goodman, Paul Giamatti, Bella Throne and Rosario …

Popular Youtube content creator Jordan CaptainSparklez” Maron has reportedly purchased a $4.5m house in the Hollywood Hills. Variety reports the Minecraft-focused streamer has chosen a plot not far away from the Beverly Hills’ mansion Minecraft creator Notch purchased for a record $70m in December of last year. Maron’s YouTube channel …

Less than a year after joining Open Gaming Alliance’s board as vice president, Wanda Meloni has been named the organization’s executive director. Games Industryreports Meloni’s new role will see her take the lead in creating and implementing the Alliance’s strategies and initiatives. Meloni also serves as editor-in-chief of the Gaming …

Wethersfield, Connecticut resident Matthew Tollis has been sentenced to serve a 12-month jail sentence after being convicted for his involvement in multiple Swatting hoaxes. FoxCTreports Tollis was found to have participated in six Swatting calls – including one directed at the University of Connecticut that resulted in a campus-wide shut …