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David Anfossi, Stephane D'Astous, Patrick Naud and Hannes Seifert take on new roles at publisher

With Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel currently performing heroics at the box office, news of a spot of licensed Superman DLC is hardly a surprise. Warner Bros has announced that it will be releasing some Man of Steel DLC for brawler Injustice: Gods Among Us next month. It comes in …

We all thought the same thing when we saw the zero-gravity stuff in Mario Kart 8 – where’s the new F-Zero game from Nintendo? The answer – there isn’t one. And there may not be one for a very long time. "I certainly understand that people want a new F-Zero …

Game creators should look to create different game experiences using new hardware features

The co-founder of Ignition Entertainment has announced the formation of a new interactive indie developer and publisher of mobile and tablet games”. Ajay Chadha, who left Ignition in 2010, is named as the founder and CEO of Balloon 27. We are proud to announce the formation of indie development and …

Microsoft brings on board former lead game designer to aid TV push

Stand-up comedian Imran Yusuf has stepped up to host this year’s Develop Industry Excellence Awards. Born in Mombasa and raised in the UK, Yusuf initially plotted a career as a game designer before turning to the comedy circuit after illustrating a talent for bringing the laughs to audiences across the …

Naughty Dog has called out a Swedish games mag for its presentation of The Last of Us on its cover. A recent edition of GameReactor contained an image of co-protagonist Joel standing over a felled enemy. However, as pointed out Naughty Dog game’s creative director Neil Druckman on Twitter the …

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The MCV team have returned from E3 to reveal the true winner of the show and dictaphone filled with interviews. For our first issue back, we have put together a full and detailed interview with Sony Computer Entertainment’s Jim Ryan and Fergal Gara about PS4, Vita and continued support for …