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The lawsuit against Electronic Arts involving Battlefield 4’s poor launch and online performance directly affecting EA’s share price has suffered a setback, as a federal judge has ruled against the shareholders who filed the suit. According to Courthouse News, the suit also claimed senior executives at the publisher knew Battlefield …

Unity co-founder David Helgason is stepping down from his position as the firm’s CEO, with former Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello stepping up to fill the role. Helgason will remain on with the company, as executive vice president of strategy and communications. "I’m so proud of everything Unity accomplished in …

Surprise appointment as engine firm's co-founder David Helgason steps back

New studio gearing up for debut release

Pre-owned specialist CEX is now accepting Bitcoin payments in 32 additional stores. Earlier this year the retailer added Bitcoin payments to its website and begun trialling the currency at its Glasgow Sauchiehall Street store. That store, as well as Manchester Arndale, also now offer commission-free Bitcoin ATMs allowing customers to …

Devising strategies for future Nintendo gaming platforms” is a key requirement in a new graphics architect vacancy posted by the Wii U platform holder. As spotted by NeoGaf, a listing for a lead graphics architect in the system-on-chip architecture group” is on the hunt for someone to shape the design …

Ubisoft and Synthesis offer a behind-the-scenes look at creating Mexican Spanish versions of Assassin's Creed and Far Cry

Could Rockstar be planning an HD remaster of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas? XboxAchievements spotted a list of 33 achievements for an apparent Xbox 360 version of the game. Furthermore, Videogamer reports that both the PS2 and Xbox versions of the game have been removed from PSN and Xbox Live …

The third and final bit of DLC for Dark Souls 2 may not be as final as was previously thought. As spotted on Reddit, a Steam database update posted yesterday added information pertaining to testdlc4” to the game. This follows the labelling pattern used for the previous DLC releases. Bandai …

Monster Hunter 4G has remained top of the Japanese software chart for a second week, according to the latest data provided by Famitsu. Capcom’s hugely popular beast-slaying title saw its unit sales fall by over 1.3 million, but given that it sold over 1.6 million last week, it’s unsurprising that …