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One of modern gaming’s most familiar names has passed away. Tom Clancy, who became known to gamers after lending his name to dozens of military video games, has died at the age of 66. Clancy was of course best known to the wider world as an author of military fiction. …

Sega’s speedy games mascot Sonic the Hedgehog is getting his first ever CG animated TV series. It’s called Sonic Boom and is co-produced by Sega of America and Genao Productions. Kicking off in 2014, the first series features 52 11-minute episodes and will debut on Cartoon Network in the US …

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Development giant creates special cover for the latest issue

APA members claim it is important to review violence in games following the Sandy Hook shooting

Hyperdimension Neptunia maker opens a new studio in California

Jules Williams, consumer retail analyst at Kantar Worldpanel, discusses whether the next generation of consoles has what it takes to restore the games industry… It‘s no secret that the past few years have been tough for the industry. Physical games sales are down by 60 per cent since 2009, with …

Social game company and owner of saucy hook-up app cool off

ZeniMax owned Skyrim publisher Bethesda has set up camp in Sydney. ZeniMax Australia Pty Ltd will oversee all sales, marketing and distribution activity for the publisher in the region. The company already operates out of Tokyo and Hong Kong. Simon Alty has been named as MD of the new office. …

New Xbox One owners next month will be required to download and install a sizable patch on day one. We are optimising Xbox One so that the day one update is as fast as possible,” Xbox One chief platform architect Marc Whitten told IGN. While we’re still finalising the details, …