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The departure of John Riccitiello from EA has come as little surprise to analysts. The exec announced his resignation last night, although the consensus is that the outspoken figure was likely pushed by a board wanting to reposition itself ahead of the next-generation consoles. On balance, we believe investors will …

Owners of SimCity on PC have been told which games they will be able to claim for free as an apology for the strategy game’s rocky launch. The selection is impressive and includes recent release Dead Space 3 as well as triple–A hits Mass Effect 3, Need for Speed: Most …

Valve's free-to-play hit is first game to offer full support for Oculus Rift

'Not our first rodeo' says studio of online-only shooter Destiny

Crew of five reveals first game, Flyhunter, due 2013

Valve and Capcom will look to create some zombie synergy with the announcement of a content crossover between Left 4 Dead 2 and Resident Evil 6. The promotion will merge the two worlds together, adding the four survivors from Left 4 Dead 2 to Resident Evil 6’s Mercenaries No Mercy …

We now have specific sales figures to go with EA’s relative dominance last month at US retail. Info provided to Gamespot, following NPD’s February 2013 report, revealed chart topper Dead Space 3 sold 605k units for the month. The game was on top of the UK weekly software charts in …

Xbox Live Arcade will be forced to loosen its exclusivity grasp on Fez this May, as a coming soon page for the game has appeared on Steam. Polytron’s indie gem will arrive via Valve’s popular PC platformon May 1st, according to the game’sstore listing. No additions or alterations from the …

Disney has revealed a PS Vita port to try and breathe new life into Junction Point’s 2012 commercial disappointment, Epic Mickey 2. Disney UK tweeted a shot of the Vita box art (pictured), stating that the version will launch sometime later this year. The Playstation Europe blog later posted that …

Konami says its new European office in Windsor will help it prepare for changes in the games market The Metal Gear Solid publisher has moved its HQ from Germany to the UK, with the new office officially opening on April 1st. It is a 7,000 ft location, based near publisher …