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Former EA exec latest to leave social games firm

Search giant Google has detailed its competitor to Amazon’s Fire TV with the announcement of its own Android set-top box. The Nexus Player runs on Google’s new Android TV platform and expands upon the streaming properties of the existing Google Chrome by providing dedicated hardware to run a number of …

Mulitple positions to be eliminated at Lord of the Rings Online studio

The world’s news outlets have finally started paying attention to #GamerGate and begun calling for action to be taken to stop its harassment of women. Outlets such as CNN, The Washington Post, Business Insider, Bloomberg, Forbes and New Statesman have lined up to decry its actions in the last 48 …

Rovio’s latest brand extension for its world-conquering Angry Birds franchise has arrived in the form of Angry Birds Transformers. The game deviates from the series’ standard design and sees players running sideways though stages blasting at precariously perched Deceptihogs in the distance. Then can then transform to speed out of …

The middleware firm’s Tony Waters ponders the opportunities the new tech presents

inXile Entertainment’s Chris Keenan discusses how his team broke new ground for Unity

Last night saw the industry gather once again gather to celebrate the Games Media Awards – and now you can check out some pictures of the proceedings. Among the biggest winners of the night were IGN UK, which won theinauguralGamers’ Choiceaward, voted for byconsumers, for its podcast, and OXM editor …

We consider Substance Painter’s move on reinventing the way artists work with 3D game assets

Developer Evolution has promised yet another update to PS4 racer Driveclub, although most players continue to report significant online issues with the game. However, the problems stem far beyond simply the volume of traffic on the game’s servers, director Paul Rustchynsky has admitted. We’ve got no limits to the amount …