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Zynga co-founder Mark Pincus is to step down from his role as chief product officer. He stepped down as Zynga CEO last July after that role was taken by former Xbox boss Don Mattrick. Pincus will continue to serve as chairman of the board in a non-operational capacity. Alex Garden, …

Ubisoft’s creative director Jonathan Morin has said that Watch Dogs will ship with graphics comparable to those seen in the initial E3 reveal in 2012. The assertion comes as Ubisoft continues to tackle perceptions that the game has experienced a graphical downgrading in the many months since its initial debut. …

CI Games has admitted that it’s finding it tougher to hit 1080p on the Xbox One version of Lords of the Fallen than on PS4. "We’re working very hard right now to deliver PS4 and Xbox One in 1080p but I can’t confirm whether it’s possible,” executive producer Tomasz Gop …

Gambling, drugs, racism and superstition are amongst the many things that will see console games being banned in China. Games In Asia has word of a freshly published document that has been released by the Shanghai government explaining the restrictions that will be imposed on console games once foreign consoles …

Proposed Banjo-Kazooie spiritual successor Mingy Jongo has been canceled, franchise composer Grant Kirkhope has revealed. Responding to questions on Reddit, Kirkhope confirmed a new project based on Rare’s Nintendo 64 platformer has been called off by the group of ex-Rare staff who had originally planned its development. "The other guys …

Free-to-play title Ace Combat Infinity will launch next month on PlayStation 3, publisher Bandai Namco has announced. The game arrive in Japan on May 20th ; followed by its arrival in North America a week later on May 27th, and in Europe one day after that on May 28th – …

The next game in the Skylanders series is, as rumoured, Trap Team. The game launches on October 10th for Wii, Wii U, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and PC. The starter pack will retail for 64.99 and comes with two figures, the game and two ‘traps’. The ‘traps’ are …

Brazil’s free-to-play market grew to $470m in 2013, research firm Interpret has revealed. Games Industry reports on new research from Interpret that delves into the budding Brazilian F2P market – which makes all the sense in the world, considering the current state of console pricing in the region. "F2P PC …

The Xbox One price war rages on as GAME has become the first retailer to break the sub-300 barrier (pre-owned, at least). GAME has slashed the price of a pre-owned Xbox One to just 299.99, well below the retailer’s 329.99 asking price for a second-hand PS4. It’s also a massive …

Engine firm now employs more than 400 staff worldwide