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Some publishers have left studios 'high and dry' by cancelling projects before completion, says Richard Wilson

Need for Speed: Most Wanted has been named as the next star of GAME’s lock-in events. 19 GAME outlets will host knockout tournaments (with pizza and soft drinks provided). The winner of each will win not only the game (which came out last year, don’t forget) but also its three …

Infinity Ward co-founder leaves studio due to 'family issues'

The British Academy Games Awards take place in London tonight, and you can watch the entire event here. The event is being held at London Hilton, Park Lane, and will be hosted for the fifth consecutive year by comedian and gamer, Dara O’Briain. The nominations for this year’s Awards span …

Survival horror sequel dropped after early pre-production at Visceral Montreal

Hal Hanlin moves to social games outfit after nearly five years at US publisher

Many PC gamer’s worst fears have come to fruition with news that EA’s Origin servers have crippled the US launch of SimCity. It’s yet another example of a primarily single player game being borked by a publisher’s insistence of implementing internet-centric DRM in a title. RockPaperShotgun reports that gamers trying …

Around 25 employees made redundant at Texas-based studio TimeGate

Winners of a the games BAFTAs are announced at a glitzy ceremony tonight. But as much as the debate will be about ‘Why did Game X win?’ as many people will ask ‘Why didn’t Game Y win?’ The answer is a stringent judging process BAFTA puts each nominated game through. …

The world is excited by PS4, but there’s still plenty of PS3s to sell, says Sony. The company told MCV?this week that in terms of combined hardware, it was actually the No.1 console maker in the UK last year. PlayStation platforms accounted for 36 per cent of the market, compared …