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Blizzard's longstanding MMO World of Warcraft sees player tally drop to 7.7m

Fez creator Phil Fish has announced the cancellation of his title’s recently-revealed sequel, along with his decision to take an indefinite leave of absence from game development. The Indie Game: The Movie star shut down his latest project following a heated spat with several users on Twitter. The argument was …

FarSight Studios claims Microsoft is changing XBLA publishing policy in August

The latest rendition of Steam’s weekly top ten product chart sees the return of a classic franchise and the conclusion of the Summer Sale’s influence. The just released Shadowrun Returns leads ahead of several discounted offerings including Skyrim’s Legendary Edition, BioShock Infinite and Borderlands 2. Civ V continues to make …

In MCV’s weekly round-up of the latest personnel news and hottest job opportunities, Xbox’s former PR returns to video games and we look at the best positions available. Cutland returns to games as Ubi UK PRLydia Cutland has joined the publisher as senior UK PR manager. She joins a reorganised …

A comprehensive guide to the top 100 developers in the UK is available to view right now. The Develop 100 UK Studio Hot List features profiles of each of the 100 game developers, as voted for based on their critical and commercial success, heritage and potential. The guide also comes …

Mind Candy has announced another boxed outing for its worldwide kids hit, Moshi Monsters. Following the success of DS and 3DS titles Moshi Monsters: Moshlings Zoo and Moshi Monsters: Moshlings Theme Park, the firm is once again targeting handheld gamers with Katsuma Unleashed. The new game will once again be …

The number of monthly subscribers still enjoying Blizzard’s MMO phenomenon World of Warcraft has dropped to 7.7m. It was last reported at 8m back in April, having dropped by 1.3m since February. The game’s population has been gradually dropping since it peaked at 12m subscribers in October 2010. This is …

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Ouya CEO Julie Uhrman has revealed that more than a quarter of gamers that bought the Android console have also purchased games. The crowd-funded device was launched in June and has been positioned as a free-to-play platform, but Uhrman was keen to highlight how many users are paying for content. …