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Don Mattrick needs to go – that’s according to BTIG analyst Rich Greenfield. Polygon reports that Greenfield has published a paper called "Zynga Needs A New Leader – Time for Don Mattrick To Go", criticising the exec for the company’s purchase of Clumsy Ninja developer Natural Motion for $527m and …

Chris Davis discusses the early days of the prison breaking game and how players have helped shape it

Valve’s MOBA title Dota 2 hit an important milestone over the weekend. The hugely popular game passed the 1m concurrent players barrier, topping out at 1,060,082 players. It’s the first game to hit seven figures in the history of Steam. The only game to hit six figures was fellow Valve …

After a series of programming jobs at firms including Sony, Climax and more, Smalley became CTO of If You Can in 2013. If You Can is an adventure game for iPad that aims to teach children social and emotional learning, with the aim of improving their emotional intelligence and helping …

After 12 years in the financial industry, Steve Arhancet made a leap into the then nascent world of professional gaming.Now he’s the co-owner of one of the world’s best-known eSports sides – Team Liquid. He tells MCV about his entry into the sector – and what’s next How did you …

Miles Jacobson announces potentially permanent hire of Jon Murphy

The former boss of Konami’s PES franchise in the UK has joined Football Manager developer Sports Interactive. SI boss Miles Jacobson confirmed the appointment on Twitter, stating: Very happy that @JonMurphy666 has today signed for the @SI_games on a 6 month loan deal with a view to a permanent transfer …

Animation firm crafts artistic 'living painting' trailer for Heart of Thorns

One of Japan’s most popular video game series is to give it a go in the West with the release of a toy line in Europe and the US in 2016. Hasbro has signed a deal to make toys based on Level 5’s Yo-Kai Watch series. The Pokemon-a-like game ruled …

Yves Guillemot explains that new engine introduced with last year's title will be refined for future installments