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EA has reportedly decided to shut down its mobile-focused studio in North Carolina. The Escapist has word from an inside anonymous source that the publisher will close the branch, pointing to the sudden vanishing of the studio’s official page on EA’s website as well. EA North Carolina primarily developed freemium …

2K Games has formed a new San Francisco-based studio to be led by Gears of War and Bioshock Infinite vet, Rod Fergusson. The announcement was originally made via Fergusson’s Twitter, with 2K later confirming the news to Polygon. "We are happy to confirm that Rod is heading up a new …

EA has canceled its annual collegiate American football title through at least next year. EA Sports’ Cam Weber confirmed the news in an EA blog post, stating that the publisher is evaluating our plan for the future of the franchise.” In related news, The New York Times reports that EA …

Valve’s hardware announcements last week concluded with the unveiling of a new controller optimized for Steam and Steam Machines devices. The wireless peripheral will work with all of Steam’s catalog released from here forward, and will include legacy support for past releases that lack gamepad support. Going against the traditional” …

State of Decay made its mark in a big wayon the Steam charts last week, taking over the top spot from Total War: Rome II. Rome fell to fourth, behind the impressive runner-up finish of Early Access title Castle Story and the discount promo-fueled Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition. …

Both Indian participants were knocked out at the group stage of the PES 2013 World Finals, which also saw the defending champion ousted. The knockout stages and the final will be held later today, the closing day of the GAMES 13 expo in Dubai. Mumbai qualifier Nishant Mittal won one …

The GAMES 13 expo is currently underway in Dubai. It is the largest annual gaming event of the year, and MCV India is in attendance. Exhibitors this year include Sony and Microsoft, with both the PS4 and Xbox One made available to consumers for the first time in the region. …

The FIFA 14 midnight launch was held at 20 stores in 10 cities across India, making it the largest midnight launch India has seen yet. Like last year, we made our way to Game4u’s flagship store at Mega Mall in Oshiwara, Mumbai. A large crowd had gathered, as expected. The …

Sony announced a 13th December release date for the PlayStation 4 in the UAE, but is not ready to spill the beans on the India release just yet. Speaking with MCV at the on-going GAMES 13 expo in Dubai, PlayStation’s regional head for the Middle East, India and Turkey, Robert …

Company claims new gamepad is capable of almost mouse-like precision