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Jason West has reportedly long since departed developer Respawn Entertainment. As if you needed reminding, Jason West and Vince Zampella were the co-founders of Infinity Ward and oversaw Call of Duty’s rise to global dominance. However, the pair’s fame is more to do with their high-profile departure from IW and …

Open world pirate game has global development team behind it

"It is better than Crysis 2. It is better than Crysis 1. Technical and creatively, and storytelling – all aspects." That’s the analysis of Crytek founder Cevat Yerli, who believes that the studio’s latest release Crysis 3 is the best it has ever released. Obviously you’d expect him to say …

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag is the ‘perfect series to bring piracy to games’. The new game, which launches on November 1st this year for PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, PC, Wii U and probably the next Xbox, too, has been subject to spoilers and leaks all week – some by …

UK retailer Blockbuster could yet be saved. The Independent reports that two restructuring firms – Gordon Brothers and GA Europe – have lodged official bids for the company with the aim of keeping it running as a going concern. However, both would look to a significantly slimmed-down operation, with further …

EA’s high-tech shooter Crysis 3 is the UK’s No.1 for the second week, despite a 43 per cent drop in sales. It’s a one-two for EA, in fact, with FIFA 13 claiming second in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40, although its sales fell 35 per cent. The …

Toronto team will disband at the end of March

Sources claim Call of Duty co-creator has left studio he co-founded

UK consumers are free to pre-order a handful of PS4 titles from The Hut, as long as they are willing to lay down 69.99 per game. Killzone: Shadowfall, Destiny, Driveclub, Deep Down, Knack, Diablo III and InFamous: Second Son are all available at that price, while PS4 hardware is listed …

Valve's survey shows Linux already accounts for two per cent of users