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Sharkey and Long’s skills are ‘unique and relevant for video game writing’ agency says

Later this monthMobile Entertainmentwill publish a brand new list of the rising stars in UK mobile – and here’s an opportunity for you to recommend yourself, a friend or colleague. 30 Under 30 is a prestigious new ranking fromMobile Entertainment,and will recognise achievements by the younger movers and shakers in …

3D painting tool aims to enable artists to produce next-gen quality details through highly attuned control

The co-creator of South Park has attacked Ubisoft for its decision to censor South Park: The Stick of Truth in some regions, including Europe. We weren’t going to change the content, so we’ve written little cards to explain what is going on, what they’ve censored, and made a joke out …

SCEA president and CEO to leave PlayStation maker this month after more than 17 years

Last month an online game launched which took the gaming world by storm. Over 16 days, the title was played by over 1.16m gamers and watched by almost 10m people. At its peak, 121,000 people were watching it simultaneously. The game? It was the 1996 Game Boy classic, Pokmon Red. …

Sony has revealed that Infamous: Second Son has more pre-orders than last year’s blockbuster The Last of Us had at the same point prior to launch. The upcoming super hero title is Sony’s first big PlayStation 4 game of 2014, and the publisher is putting a lot of money behind …

CEO Cliff Dennett explains why superfast 4G connections are driving success at Soshi Games

US publisher argues its 'consolidating' and 'streamlining' its business to focus on high quality digital products

Amy Hennig was in no way forced out” of developer Naughty Dog. The original report revealing the writer’s departure had claimed to have word from sources that Hennig was ‘forced out’ by The Last of Us leads Neil Druckmann and Bruce Straley”. These reports have now been strongly denied. Earlier …