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James Batchelor to take hotseat as Freeman moves to contributing role - Craig Chapple becomes deputy editor

Company founder departs at end of October

Microsoft's next-gen console gets simultaneous release date in 13 territories including UK and North America

The Xbox One has, at long last, got a confirmed global release date. The machine will be released on November 22nd in the UK and US. That means it will arrive AFTER the PS4 in America (November 15th) but BEFORE it in Europe (November 29th). November 22nd is also the …

Intent Media’s founder and MD Stuart Dinsey will leave the firm at the end of October to pursue new opportunities. Dinsey set up in Intent Media in 1998 to publish the leading games industry trade brand MCV. Today Intent Media is one of the UK’s most influential business media groups, …

Chart-topping PS3 thriller Heavy Rain was turned down by Microsoft over concerns about child abduction causing controversy for the publisher. As reported byDigital Spy, Quantic Dream’s CEO and the creator of Heavy Rain, David Cage, said the publisher was scared” of the controversy it might have caused. We had a …

Xbox maker refused to publish would-be hit because of fears over child abduction in plot

Toys R Us is looking to work closely with the Let Toys Be Toys consumer campaign group, agreeing to become more inclusive in its marketing of toys to girls and boys. The news follows a meeting last week between TRU’s UK board members and Let Toys Be Toys, with the …

An annual subscription is to be charged for a new Pokemon cloud storage service for 3DS owners. Cloud Bank, which was revealed this afternoon in a special Pokemon Direct broadcast, is a 3DS app that allows Pokemon players to store their Pokemon across 100 boxes, each of which can contain …

Distributor Origin Marketing is set to conduct a tournament to find India’s best Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 player, who will then have a chance to compete at the PES 2013 World Finals, with €15,000 up for grabs. The World Finals will take place over three days, from 26th to 28th …