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Zynga CEO Don Mattrick has departed the social games giant after less than two years, with former boss Mark Pincus reinstated as chief exec. No reason was given for Mattrick’s departure. Co-founder Mark Pincus, who is re-taking the reigns after stepping down from the role two years ago, thanks the …

'It’s time to renew our focus on our vision to make play and social games a mass market activity'

The Intel Extreme Masters and ESL One weekend in Katowice last month broke the Twitch concurrent viewership record as more than 1m people tuned in to watch. The eSports event hosted world-class tournaments for four of the most popular games in the Spodek Arena, in Katowice, Poland, over March 12-15. …

Nexon has confirmed that it is bringing its Korean online FPS Ghost in the Shell Online to the West. The free-to-play title is on track to arrive in Europe, the Americas and Australasia some time this year, with beta sign-ups to become available in June. The game itself is a …

Versioning tools firm now offers security audit and recorded training

Virtual reality app store Wear VR has raised $1.5m as it aims to build a more robust independent marketplace. As reported byVenturebeat, the firm plans to release a mobile that will let users find virtual reality games on their smartphones. The store is said to house some 900 VR apps …

BioShock creator updates to latest version of Epic’s tech for mystery project

Trade body will no longer accredit courses or provide diplomas to T2G students

UK games development trade body TIGA has ended its long-standing relationship with distance-learning business Train2Game. TIGA had acted as an independent examination and awarding body for Train2Game since 2009, but says it will now no-longer award TIGA Diplomas, accredit any Train2Game courses, promote Train2Game or generally be involved with the …

Eidos Montreal’s new tech powering Human Revolution sequel for Xbox One, PS4 and PC