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We discover how Massive worked with five other studios to develop one of 2012's highest-rated triple-A titles

Publishing giant 'gives you enough rope to hang yourself with'

Sony adding support for PlayStation 3 gamepad to its smartphone line

The team behind the ill-fated Inside Xbox has launched the pilot episode of its new video games show, Thank You For Playing. The idea has been part financed by a successful crowd funding appeal on Indiegogo, where it was pitched as the kind of mature, high-quality gaming show that TV …

Armature Studio also working on handheld version of Arkham Origins

BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk has spoken up for his studio’s owner and publisher EA. In the same Games Industryinterview where he discussed the console market’s poor health, Zeschuk shed light on working under the company crowned worst in America. The best analogy I use, in a positive way, is EA …

Jonathan Blow and Brian Provinciano describe their experiences with the console giant and Microsoft

Former employee takes action over broken lock-up

Ubisoft has disabled its digital rights management and distribution platform Uplay’s PC game download service, following yesterday’s breach allowing users to download Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon for free. An exploit discovered by hackers allowed users to download an executable that tricked the platform into providing a download for the …

The upcoming iOS release of XCOM: Enemy Unknown won’t carry any purchasable upgrades, according to the game’s designer Jake Solomon. The Firaxis lead emphatically stated to IGN that there are no plans for in-app purchases when the popular AAA title arrives for iPads and iPhones later this year. "Oh God, …