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Japan publisher acquires Persona, Megami Tensei and others as part of deal

Sources from within the US mobile phone market have suggested that the iPhone 5C is not proving a hit with consumers. Reuters reports that pre-orders for the supposedly budget handset have not been overwhelming” following its availability to pre-order on Friday. It is also claimed that inventory levels for the …

Controversial features to be taken down in March next year

Develop asks the team behind this refreshed animation solution what it means for developers

Publisher ends six-month search by promoting from within

One day after the release of Grand Theft Auto V, the UK’s national press has seemingly resumed its attack on gaming. Surprisingly, GTA V is not the target – instead, today’s edition of the Daily Mirror targets Activision’s Call of Duty. Driven to kill by Call of Duty” is the …

Nvidia has announced the appointment of Collette Kress as the company’s new executive vice president and chief financial officer. A 24-year veteran of the tech industry with a resume, Kress boasts a stout resum that includes work with Texas Instruments as well as executive stops at Microsoft and –most recently …

Sega Sammy Holdings will reportedly acquire publisher Atlus’ parent company Index later this year. According to a Nikkei Japan report translated by Gematsu, the deal will be worth roughly $140m and take place sometime in November. Reports last month had Sega among 20 individual companies competing to purchase Atlus outright …

Blizzard has u-turned on its declaration to keep the real-money and gold auction houses as a fixture in Diablo III, announcing that both will be removed in March 2014. Speaking in a development update, production director John Hight and game director Josh Mosqueira revealed Blizzard’s plans to remove the controversial …

After six months, the search is over, EA’s board of directors has picked the firm’s new CEO. EA Sports boss Andrew Wilson has been named the firm’s new exec leader, announced by the firm in a corporate blog post tonight. According to board executive chairman Larry Probst, EA has been …