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Develop finds out how the Bossa team turned a playful idea into an online phenomenon

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has teased that unnanounced games from third-party publishers are in development for Wii U. Like many Nintendo home consoles before it, the Wii U has struggled to secure strong and consistent third-party support since launch. Most notably, there are very few EA games in development for …

Hardware maverick Ellsworth was fired by studio in February and says it 'stabbed her in the back'

French telecoms giant Vivendi is reportedly looking for ways to extract cash from Activision Blizzard. The company currently owns a 61 per cent stake in the Call of Duty publisher, but has been trying to sell this over the past few months. With no interest from other parties, Vivendi is …

The Last of Us has done what BioShock Infinite and Dead Island: Riptide could not, and that’s score a fourth consecutive No.1 in the UK charts. The horror action game retains its position despite a 46 per cent drop in sales. It was a really slow week for new titles, …

Channel 4 Online business manager Jen Topping has joined Microsoft Soho Productions. Taking up the role of business manager for EMEA TV, Topping will work on building new TV content experiences for Xbox hardware.She will report to Soho Productions studio manage Brian Stone. I’ve had a great time at Channel …

Zynga's new CEO tried to buy the social game company while at Microsoft

Miyamoto admits company didn't anticipate rise in time and cost of Wii U games

Company president tells investors restructuring isn't the answer to falling profits

After initially being restricted to Twitter, the #EAPCIndia campaign has now picked up on Facebook and received local and international media coverage over the weekend. The #EAPCIndia campaign was designed to give Indian gamers a platform to voice their opinions on EA’s decision to hike PC prices in India by …