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Jagex CEO and CTO Mark Gerhard will depart the online publisher at the end of the year. Gerhard joined Jagex in 2008 as chief technology officer, rising to chief executive officer in 2009. He will continue to work at the company until the end of the year. Gerhard’s successor will …

CEO and CTO to leave by 2015, replacement to be announced soon

Looking for the chance to combine your desire to discover extra terrestrial life and make video games? Today is your lucky day. The SETI Institute, which explores the origins of life and hunts for life on other planets, has announced the SETI-JAM. The aim of the event is to create …

Destiny is already a huge commercial success, yet hardly any major specialist games site has published its review of the game. That’s because, as explained by Bungie prior to launch, copies weren’t distributed amongst the press until the day before release as it was concerned that accessing it without the …

One report claims there’s a reason why Apple chose to omit any details about the Apple Watch’s battery life at its reveal on Tuesday. Re/code reports that according to sources Apple isn’t yet happy with the watch’s battery life”, which for the time being lasts for about a day” meaning …

Legal experts offer advice on how to copyright your games effectively and avoid Flappy Bird's fate

Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation Store will become inaccessible for some PSP users from September 15th. IGN reports that PSPs in Europe, Oceania, Asia, and some parts of Africa will be cut off from Sony’s digital content store. Fortunately past purchases and downloads will remain accessible and users will …

There are now 170 studios across the nation, and Mojang's a major revenue driver

Is there a place for rogue-likes in free-to-play?

Another free game offer has been unveiled to try and tempt consumers into buying a 3DS system this Christmas. To qualify gamers must register a new 3DS or 3DS XL and either Super Smash Bros or Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire between today (September 11th) and January 12th 2015. Once that’s …