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SuperMoon Games gears up for first launch as founders "leave corporate gigs behind"

There won’t be any pre-release reviews of Destiny because the game is impossible to assess without the involvement of the buying public. That’s what Bungie is arguing in a blog post that has warned gamers to be wary of any Destiny reviews that appear upon the game’s release tomorrow. Reviewers …

One of the most powerful figures in sports broadcasting has questioned the rising legitimacy of eSports. Re/code reports that ESPN president John Skipper has said that eSports is not a sport”, adding: It’s a competition. Chess is a competition. Checkers is a competition. Mostly, I’m interested in doing real sports.” …

Vechey is final co-founder to leave casual games firm

The Doom designer on why good game design will be more important to his success than next-gen technology

The latest iteration of EA’s The Sims series is No.1 in the GfK Chart-Track All Formats charts this week. This is a pretty remarkable feat given that the game is only available on PC – and these charts don’t take into account digital sales, either. So it’s fair to say …

Bungie is offering those who buy its new shooter Destiny on PS3 or Xbox 360 a free copy of the game on next-gen consoles. The offer is limited to digital editions of the game and is limited to PS3-to-PS4 and Xbox 360-to-Xbox One upgrades. In both instances once the game …

The release of Dead Rising 3 for Windows had Capcom’s title out in front on Steam’s latest weekly top ten sellers chart. The PC version – dubbed Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition – finished ahead of regular chart-toppers Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and DayZ. Behind the trio, Civilization: Beyond Earth and …

Mortal Kombat X – the next effort in NetherRealm’s fighting franchise – will launch next April on multiple platforms, publisher Warner Bros. Interactive has announced. The upcoming title was unveiled earlier this summer, first by a retail listing that leaked and later through official confirmation from the studio and publisher. …

John Vechey is leaving PopCap after nearly 15 years with the studio, parent company EA has announced. A post on EA’s site shares a memo to employees in which both EA Mobile president Frank Gibeau and Vechey himself address the departure. "Many of you know me as the energetic, happy-go-lucky …