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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 …

Jordanian developer behind PSN table football game expands to Europe

Bungie says its aim is to surpass its Halo series with its new shooter, Destiny. The Activision-published shooter has headlined two press conferences so far this year, and is part of a new ten-year project for the developer and publisher. It is already tipped, along with Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs, as …

Few organisations are as accomplished as PETA in using the games press to spread its message. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has in the past successfully ridden on the back of hype for titles such as Cooking Mama, Mario and Pokemon to increase awareness of animal rights. And …

The Creative Assembly's Tim Heaton delves into the risks of crowdfunding

Jason West has indeed left Respawn Entertainment. MCV reported yesterday that the Call of Duty co-creator was understood to have left the studio as long ago as last May. Jason has left Respawn to take care of some family issues,” fellow Call of Duty co-creator and Respawn co-founder Vince Zampella …