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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, …

BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk has expressed his concerns about the future of the console market. Ever since the traditional games market began its downturn in 2009, many have pegged their hopes of rejuvenation on the new breed of consoles. And despite Wii U’s comparative failure until this point, common consensus …

Batman: Arkham Origins has been officially unveiled by Game Informer magazine, but the third Arkham game will be developed by Warner Bros Montreal, not Rocksteady Studios. Arkham Origins is being developed for PC and current-gen consoles, which probably means that Rocksteady is working on a next-gen project. As the name …

Tomb Raider expected to shift up to six million units

Warner has apparently announced Batman Arkham Origins. We haven’t seen the press release ourselves, but Canadian site GameFocus claims that the publisher has confirmed the game for release on Ps3, Xbox 360, Wii U and PC. Next-gen versions aren’t mentioned. They also name October 25th as the release date. UPDATE: …

New update to support display resolution and five-inch smartphones

But there are currently no plans to tie the studio with The Creative Assembly