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EA appears to be considering a reversal in its stance on the infamous always-on policy for SimCity, according to a customer survey. GameSpot reports on the publisher’s request for player feedback on the game, which mentions a ‘Classic Mode’ described as such: "In offline or online mode, play a single, …

Develop Conference: Complicated payment system drove players away from Kung Fu project

Develop Conference: Western and Eastern markets are moving closer together, says European CEO

Rockstar has released the first gameplay trailer for Grand Theft Auto V – and you can see it below. In it we see all three playable characters in action, as well as a selection of the diverse environments the game will offer. Also touched upon is the way players will …

Sony’s decision to make SingStar a free-to-play PS3 title has seen a dramatic increase in user numbers. Gamasutra reports that SingStar London studio director Dave Ranyard today told an audience at the Develop Conference that the game has added 1.5m new users since becoming free-to-play in October of last year. …

After making us wait for what seems like an eternity, Rockstar has finally given the world the first glimpse of Grand Theft Auto 5 in action. The gameplay trailer below gives you a taste of what you can expect from Rockstar’s most ambitious open-world game yet. We had the opportunity …

The biggest challenge for gaming in India at the moment is getting the government to recognise it as an industry on its own, PlayStation India country manager Atindriya Bose has said. It’s very important right now to bring together all the segments of gaming in India to present a compelling …

LA-based content distribution company” Writers’ Group Film Corp has acquired the retro computing Amiga licence. It hopes to use the IP for a fresh range of retro games releases across consoles, PC, smartphones and tablets – or in corporate speech to create new revenue from publisher’s dormant game libraries”. The …

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Transformers owner Hasbro has acquired a majority stake in mobile games dev Backflip Studios. The toy firm has paid in the region of $112m for 70 per cent of the Colorado studio. Backflip’s current management is to remain in place although it will expand its development roster by working with …