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If there were ever a week to highlight the disparity between the UK and Japanese games software markets, it would be this one. Last week saw the launch of Warner Bros’ open-world zombie-meets-parkour title Dying Light in Japan, almost two months after the game’s chart-topping success in the UK. The …

Lionhead boss John Needham has been promoted to a new role where he will oversee internal development for several games on Xbox and HoloLens. A Microsoft spokesperson toldEngadgetNeedham will report to Microsoft corporate VP Kudo Tsunoda:"With the exception of Halo, Gears of War, Forza and Minecraft, Kudo Tsunoda will lead …

A series of job cuts has been made throughout Disney Interactive, specifically the team behind kids games platform Club Penguin. Castanetclaims that multiple sources have reported layoffs across at least three branches of the company, due to low membership numbers and poor performance from the once popular property. The report …

John Needham heads to US for his new position at Microsoft's HQ

The BBC has confirmed the first official casting and plot details of its upcoming drama about the development of Grand Theft Auto. Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter, Horns) will star as Sam Houser and Bill Paxton (Aliens, Apollo 13) as lawyer Jack Thompson, as per previously rumoured. The show also has …

Grand Theft Auto V creator Rockstar has said that its Social Club service has not suffered a hack. For the past few days the developer has been inundated with complaints from gamers whose Rockstar Social Club accounts have been hijacked by others, locking them out of their account and in …

Redundancies made in Canada and US, while Brighton, UK office is shut down

Jason Della Rocca of Canadian accelerator Execution Labs will deliver the opening keynote for the live stage element of Interface, a brand new games event that will take place in London on May 14th. Della Rocca will kick off a full day of insightful panel sessions and speaker presentations that …

Develop asks the experts how to deal with the constant testing required for titles made to last

Finn and Jake are familiar faces on smartphones, but now the pair are preparing to make their bow on next-gen consoles. Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations is in development at Vicious Cycle for PS4, Xbox One, Wii U, PS3, Xbox 360, 3DS and PC. Bandai Namco will distribute with …