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Studio moves ahead with smaller team

New developer Grimlore Games to continue SpellForce series

'The portrayal of Barbie in this specific story doesn’t reflect the brand’s vision for what Barbie stands for'

A string of 18-rated games front the Assassin’s Creed brand, but Ubisoft wants to explore ways to sell the franchise to children. That’s according to the publisher’s international brand manager Yannick Spagna, who Games Industry reports told the GameON Finance conference in Toronto that licensing deals can achieve things traditional …

The game at the centre of a 3DS hacking method has been pulled from sale. Ubisoft platformer Cubic Ninja was only ever released digitally in Japan but Tiny Cartridge reports that Nintendo has now pulled the game from the region’s eShop. MCV last week reported that a new hack for …

Social network's Dan Rose explains why company purchased virtual reality pioneer

Studio developing tech to power synchronous multiplayer on mobile

The president of GameStop has warned the games industry that it risks repeating the mistake of the music and film sectors by devaluing its main commodity. The average price being paid by a customer rate full game triple-A download is $22,” president Tony Bartel told investors, as transcribed by Seeking …

Project unexpectedly cancelled by publisher, other games unaffected

The UK firm celebrates its 20th anniversary this year – and its story often mirrors that of the wider games market