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Three of EA’s Facebook titles are facing the chop. The Sims Social, SimCity Social and Pet Society – all of which were developed by Playfish – will be switched off on June 14th. SimCity Social has been in operation for less than a year, having gone live in June 2012. …

Medium can support efforts in communication and robotics, says JPL's Jeff Norris

Upcoming racer GRID 2 is to get its own round of GAME lock-ins later this month. The game isn’t out until May 31st, but consumers will have the chance to try their hand at it from as early as Monday April 22nd. Attendees will have the chance to win prizes …

Crytek CEO claims visuals are the biggest part of immersion for games

Tomb Raider fans in Japan are being asked to buy $30 worth of additional content if purchasing the game on Steam. Kotaku reports that as of April 25th the Japanese Steam Store will offer a $30 ‘Japanese language pack’ that adds subtitles and a Japanese voice track to the game. …

Develop investigates how game developers can reach for the stars with the US space agency

British studio Failbetter assists book publisher's digital expansion to gaming

Our latest issue looks at how developers can help NASA reach for the stars, and much more

The new flagship Blackberry Z10 seems to be in danger of turning into a commercial disaster. The Wall Street Journal has word from two separate reports that paint a tremendously worrying picture for the handset. The Z10 launched in various territories between January and March of this year. A report …

Layoffs follow previous announcement it would create 300 new positions in the country