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The closure of GameSpy’s online multiplayer servers is going to affect 50 EA games, the publisher has said. The list includes Battlefield 1942 on PC and Mac, Bulletstorm on PS3, Crysis and Crysis 2 on PC and a host of DS titles including some FIFAs and Need for Speeds. Since …

Olaf Scholz hopes incentives come to Germany, but believes companies that look abroad for generous incentives are making 'the wrong decision'

Sony duo will discuss two decades of PlayStation, the history of console games and the next century

Sony has admitted that traditional triple-A game development on PlayStation Vita is not a viable business model. Instead, it now believes that streaming console games from PS4 and, via PlayStation Now, PS3 offers the best route for triple-A gaming on the machine. The economics simply don’t work with the traditional …

Publisher claims it is looking at community-supported options to preserve online functionality of certain titles

Xbox and PC shooter Titanfall is back on top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. It’s the fifth time the game has claimed the UK No.1 spot, although it had to fight hard with EA rival FIFA 14, pipping it by just 400 sales and losing 25 …

20 female employees already in management positions as Japanese publisher strives to differentiate its teams

Paul Ross leaves Burnout developer after 18 years

Upcoming EA title The Sims 4 has been given an 18+ age rating in Russia owing to the country’s laws regarding promoting homosexuality to minors. The news was confirmed by the Russian Sims Twitter account, which Arstechnica translates as saying: "18+ [rating] has been assigned in accordance with the law …

DayZ is back on top of this week’s Steam top ten selling titles, beating out a bevy of discounted offers for the top spot. Age of Mythology: Extended Edition finished in the runner-up spot, thanks to a spotlight discount special – with Dark Souls II and Watch Dogs finishing right …