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Ridge Racer is going free-to-play. The follow-up to last year’s Ridge Racer: Unbounded is going the micro-transactions route, allowing players to get into the action for free, with the option (or compulsion) of paying for cars, boosters, repairs, etc. "At Namco Bandai Games, we are committed to embracing new business …

Mojang co-founder Markus Persson placing second in Time 100 ranking

April 1st, 2013 marked the 25th anniversary of the Mastertronic Group, the long-serving UK publisher and distributor that began life as The Producers. MCV and Mastertronic have teamed up to celebrate this milestone with a series of features exploring the company’s past, present and future. The full features can be …

UK video games trade body UKIE has said that it will assist the Office of Fair Trading in its investigation into in-app-payments. The OFT this morning announced plans to investigate how companies offer IAPs in game amidst concerns that some publishers are specifically targeting children, some of whom may not …

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A hacking group has been targeting game companies for years in order to steal source code, an antivirus report has found. Thereport, by Kaspersky Lab, has found that a China-based group known as Winnti has been stealing source code and legitimate digital certificates for software using a trojan. The antivirus …

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So what of the next 25 years? Since The Producers first opened its doors, the Mastertronic Group has gathered a very loyal team. For MD?Andy Payne, it is these people that will keep the company on track for the next quarter of a century. I’m not sure I can guarantee …

Cybercriminals target game companies to steal from online games

A new Ridge Racer has been announced – although it’s probably not the game you expected. It’s called Ridge Racer Driftopia and, crucially, will be free-to-play on both PS3 and PC. It’s due out some time later this year. The game is being developed by Flatout’s Bugbear Entertainment. As you …