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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 …

EA CEO to leave at the end of the month; Moore could take top spot at publisher

Outgoing EA CEO John Riccitiello has said that accountability” is the cause behind his reason to quit the publisher. Not accountability for the SimCity fiasco, of course – which is already becoming the accepted narrative in some circles – but accountability for the company’s upcoming financial reports, which will see …

John Riccitiello has resigned from his role as EA CEO. He will leave the publisher at the end of the month. EA confirmed the news to shareholders this evening, saying that former CEO and executive chairman Larry Probst will oversee the firm as the search for a replacement continues. Riccitiello …

City-building title garners one million in sales as server troubles begin to dissipate

Free-to-play model pulls in the punters despite 'vocal minority'

Twitter’s bite-sized video service Vine has become the latest marketing tool available to publishers and game makers. EA has taken to the service to promote the upcoming Battlefield 4 which, as we learn from the short, will be debuted in some form on March 27th. Given Vine’s nature (clips are …

Indies 'must sell endless amounts of games to survive' with standard 69p pricing

BlackBerry 10 is about to debut in Australia, and BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins – a man seemingly exhilarated from the Z10 release – has spoke to theAustralian Financial Reviewto explain that Apple’s time as a dominant force is over. Of course, his comments are ridiculously premature, given that BlackBerry has …

Friday release Gears of War: Judgment will offer an array of XP-boosting in-app-payment options for gamers. Videogamer reports that the entry-level purchase costs 80 Microsoft Points (around 70p) for which gamers receive double XP for ten games. 320 MSP (2.75) buys a 50-match long boost, 560 MSP (4.80) a 100-match …