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Roll7’s skateboarding hit OlliOlli is now available on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 platforms. The PS console versions are straight ports of the original PS Vita release, though they do pack upgraded menu systems and leaderboards. The leaderboards have also been added in an update to the Vita edition. In …

Those waiting for Arrowhead Game Studios’ upcoming Gauntlet reboot will have to wait just a bit longer, as the game has suffered a slight delay. Originally scheduled for a Septemer 3rd arrival, the update on the classic dungeon crawler will now launch September 23rd on Steam. Arrowhead explains the delay …

Ubisoft has pushed back the release of Assassin’s Creed Unity by a few weeks. The game was originally due October 28th, but will now hit European shelves (including the UK) on November 13th. It’ a slight delay, no doubt to ensure the game gets those last few bugs out of …

Jonnie Bryant has moved to Jagex as head of PR. For the past six years Bryant worked at Blizzard as a PR manager. Prior to that he held PR roles at Vivendi and Take-Two. In his new job as Jagex’s head of PR, Bryant will be overseeing the firm’s global …

Cloud gaming firm OnLive has announced the expansion of its eponymous game streaming service to six new European regions. The OnLive service will be made available in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, The Netherlands and Ireland during Q4 2014. OnLive is currently available in the USA, Canada and UK. The company …

A new games magazine will launch in a month’s time from the company behind the Beano, MCV can reveal. DC Thomson will launch 110% Gaming on October 15th and has invested 500,000 on the launch, with support from EA, Sony and Warner Bros already secured. It’s a new monthly games …

The creator of the Fable franchise and the publisher of hit mobiles games such as Angry Birds and Cut The Rope have been highlighted among the Top 50 British firms working in the mobile space. Another Place and Chillingo were two of the firms included in Mobile Entertainment’s Top 50 …

Another Place Productions, Marmalade, Chillingo, DeltaDNA and Guerilla Tea among this year's list of the best UK talent

CEO Hilmar Veigar Petursson aims to 'combine and simplify' business

CCP, the maker of expansive MMO space sim EVE Online, has announced plans to close its San Francisco office, with two executives also set to depart from the firm. In the company’s latest financial report (via Eurogamer), it was revealed that chief marketing officer David Reid and chief financial officer …