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EA’s iconic games studio is taking a number of big gambles. It has opened a new LA studio, given Battlefield to another developer, it’s trying to re-launch its cult Mirror’s Edge franchise and then build the greatest Star Wars game of all time. MCV finds out more from DICE general …

New recruits include artists, programmers and UI ninja

Twitch has announced a new feature which allows users to host other live streams on their own channel. While using ‘Host Mode’, a channel owner can embed any other channel’s broadcast directly in their own Twitch feed – for example, while they are not streaming themselves. The feature should allow …

Crystal Dynamics isometric action adventure game Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris will launch in December. Initially revealed last month at E3, IGN now reports the upcoming title will launch December 9th on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Temple of Osiris is the sequel to Lara Croft and …

Cliff Bleszinski’s new studio Boss Key Productions has confirmed a new wave of hires, bringing on industry veterans from Call of Duty, Far Cry and Bleszinski’s own Gears of War franchise. CVG reports on the additions, which includes senior producer Chris Mielke (Gears of War: Judgment, Infinity Blade III), senior …

Sony has agreed to a preliminary settlement of $15m in a class action lawsuit regarding its 2011 security breach. The data breach – which resulted in the theft of names, addresses and possibly credit card data belonging to 77m PSN user accounts – had previously earned SCEE a fine of …

Back to one of Australia's older development studios today, with a look at Wicked Witch Software from Melbourne

Cosmic superhero team Guardians of the Galaxy will be coming to Disney Infinity 2.0. The heroes’ playset lets gamers play as Peter ‘Star-Lord’ Quill, Rocket Racoon, Drax the Destroyer, Gamora and walking tree Groot. This is in addition to crossover characters Iron Man (from the Avengers set) and Nova (from …

The PS3 has once again become the top-selling home console in Japan, according to the latest sales data from Famitsu. Sony’s 2006 machine outpaced Nintendo’s divisive box by a mere 32 units sold last week. However, both firms’ home consoles were easily outsold by their respective flagship handhelds, the Vita …

EA’s Q3 financials have revealed the extent to which the smartphone market has shifted from full price to freemium and microtransaction titles. Overall mobile grew 18 per cent to $120m for EA for the quarter ending June 30th, with smartphone and tablets accounting for 90 per cent of that. Within …