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Game and forum taken offline while breach is addressed

Xbox 360 owners are this month being offered a handful of freebies as part of Microsoft’s new Play to Earn scheme. Three ‘Punchcards’ have been offered, each of which offers a different giveaway upon completion. They are as follows: * Punchcard One: Play 20 hours of any combination of arcade …

Develop's EIC reviews the major trends in San Francisco last week

Rockstar has revealed the boxart for upcoming release Grand Theft Auto V. It stays true to the templates laid down by its predecessors and will be instantly recognisable to shoppers, as well as likely pleasing series’ diehards. The game itself is due out on September 17th. Here’s the art in …

Things don’t get any better for The War Z. Having already been forced off Steam following controversy about missing content and inaccurate game descriptions, the poorly received zombie shooter has now suffered at the hands of hackers. Creators OP Productions have taken the game and its forum completely offline while …

Former Imagine Publishing and THQ man Simon Miller is the new editor-in-chief of VideoGamer.com. Miller previously spent over six years working at Imagine where he eventually became editor-at-large before going on to work at the now closed UK branch of THQ as PR manager. He takes over from outgoing editor …

ME and Develop will host networking event, which takes place on April 24th

Solid Snake may be returning in both the upcoming Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and its standalone prequel Ground Zeroes, but it won’t be Snake as we know it. That’s because David Hayter – the man made famous for voicing the gravelly-toned stealth specialist – hasn’t be asked …

'We are seeing incredible creativity and a new level of appreciation for niche games and different experiences,' says Simon Read

New division to be headed up by Sony Computer Entertainment Japan president Hiroshi Kawano