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The apparent feud between Konami and Hideo Kojima is getting nastier. As spotted by Kotaku, mentions of both series creator Hideo Kojima and his studio Kojima Productions have not only been removed from all promotional material for Metal Gear Solid V but also from images of older titles on Konami’s …

The smartphone version of Hearthstone, due out this month, will not segment players from the existing user base. The game’s lead designer Eric Dodds confirmed to GameSpot that whenever users partake in multiplayer they could be facing off with someone on any platform. “It will be your exact same account, …

Studio is working on “something else” while classic character is being introduced to Project Spark

Epic Games gives $50,000 to architectural visualisation project and smaller games studios

Senior recruiter Felix Hock explains what the developer looks for when hiring new staff

UK and European Nintendo owners are now able to redeem their ill-fated Stars to claim free games. Nintendo announced the planned closure of Club Nintendo earlier this year, bringing with it the end of its existing loyalty program. Any unused Stars that users have accrued will be lost by the …

Arty Rajendra, partner at Rouse Legal, discusses the legalities around key stripping and the impact it is having on the games business The market for digital downloads increases year-on-year, yet there remains a healthy market for the boxed products. Why is this and should gaming companies continue to invest heavily …

It appears that rumours of trouble in the Metal Gear Solid camp are real. Konami has confirmed via an official translation that it does plan on releasing further Metal Gear games post September’s Phantom Pain, and that it is hiring new developers for the project. Ominously, however, it only confirms …

Tech to power number of new titles including upcoming mobile RPG

Developer hiring production staff for next chapter of flagship franchise ahead of Hideo Kojima’s expected departure