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A Chinese smartphone game called Fengkuang Laiwang has found itself in the centre of a data privacy scandal. South China Morning Post reports that the title uploaded 36,000 private user videos to the internet without notification or permission. The app itself allowed users to play charades by sharing video clips. …

Gamer Network co-founder and CEO Rupert Loman talks about the diversity of games media formats Eurogamer has long been a staple of the UK games press, and the outlet’s events are similarly becoming a cornerstone of the consumer games circuit. The firm’s EGX show attracted over 80,000 gamers this year …

Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono says that Capcom won’t greenlight sequels to games that sell under 2m copies. In an interview with Famitsu (via Eventhubs) Ono was asked about the possibility of a sequel to Street Fighter X Tekken. Having downplayed the possibility, the mag pointed out that the Capcom …

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Interbrand’s Best Global Brands ranking has once again named Apple as the world’s most valuable brand. The report values it at $119bn, up 21 per cent year-on-year. The numbers are derived from three factors – a company’s financial performance, consumer influence and the ability to charge a premium for brand …

It’s looking increasingly unlikely that the free PS Plus Edition of Evolution racer DriveClub will be ready for the game’s UK release tomorrow. The PS Plus Edition was delayed yesterday as the developers continued to struggle with server problems preventing owners of the full paid game connecting online. It is …

Tim LeTourneau and Steve Parkis bring more than 30 years of Zynga, EA and Disney experience to the mobile games firm

The latest iteration of Apple’s iPad will likely be announced next week following confirmation of a media event. The flyer being sent to journalists simply reads It’s been way too long”, leading to some speculation that perhaps the Apple TV might also be in line for a re-jig too. There …

John Broomhall talks to Will Morton and Craig Conner, two time-served audio veterans of world-renowned developer Rockstar Games as they contemplate pastures new

This year’s Games Media Awards on October 15th will see the games media vote on the night for their ‘Journalists’ Journalist’, from a shortlist of six industry standouts. Ahead of the big night, MCV talks to nominee Keith Stuart about the growing importance of the video game medium and the …