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Joseph Staten – co-creator and design director of the Halo and Destiny franchises – is leaving Bungie after 15 years at the company. Staten announced his exit in a post on Bungie.net, explaining that he’ll be taking on new creative challegnes outside of the AAA studio. After fifteen great years …

US publisher files emergency appeal to lift injunction before $8.2bn deal expires

Andrew Wilson shuffles deck, all chiefs now report directly to new CEO

Publisher takes on studio's 46 employees, tech and other assets

More people attended last week’s Tokyo Game Show than in any previous year of the popular expo. Gematsu reports that a total of 270,197 people were welcomed through the doors between September 19th-22nd, beating last year’s attendance record of 223,753. September 22nd was the busiest day, with 115,444 people trumping …

The Xbox One will not allow users to share their gameplay recordings on YouTube until some time next year. Microsoft’s Albert Penello confirmed the Destructoid that at launch these clips will only be shared on Xbox Live. Facebook functionality will also be offered some time in the New Year. It …

‘Hundreds’ of GAME stores will be opening on Thursday night for the midnight release of EA’s FIFA 14. GAME Hayes will be visited by Fulham’s Scott Parker (between 4-6pm) while West Ham’s Jack Collison will be at hand at West Thurrock (from 6-8pm). Rangers’ Scottish Premiership star Lewis Macleod will …

Epic looks at how Intel's mobile processor Project Logan is powering UE4 on mobile

The Scattered MD talks mobile in the build up to his Apps World Europe address

The console and mobile games markets are very different beasts. But that isn’t stopping the industry’s biggest publishers bringing their blockbusters to the small screen. The likes of EA and Activison are bringing their triple-A franchises to the small screen to compete in the most populated games marketplace. Activision’s Call …