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Studio to double in size, creating 25 new jobs in Dublin

Major League Gaming CEO Sundance DiGiovanni believes his eSports organization creating a first-person shooter is a matter of when, not if. Speaking with Penny Arcade Report, MLG’s head honcho stated that it was inevitable” and that people have already approached the group on the matter. Right now we want to …

Valve continues to refine Steam Greenlight, adding several new features to its crowd-sourced indie games selection service. Valve’s community blog announces that game pages now feature an ‘Ask me again later’ button; on top of the ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ voting options. When games or software are skipped over, they will …

Gabe Newell says challenge is to break into living room before Mac takes over

In a demonstration of both ignorance and apparent loyalty, US Senator Lamar Alexander has spoken out against video games – calling them a bigger problem than guns”, because they affect people.” The Tennessee state republican representative made the seemingly indefensible statement during an appearance on The Daily Rundown with Chuck …

EA can be 'part of that solution,' says CEO

EA is shelving the recently rebooted Medal of Honor franchise, citing well below expectations” sales in what it calls a hit-driven business”. We are taking Medal of Honor out of the rotation and have a plan to bring year-over-year continuity to our shooter offerings,” said EA COO Peter Moore at …

EA and Sega may say otherwise, but Konami reckons Metal Gear Rising is the first blockbuster of 2013. The action game launches after Dead Space 3 and Aliens: Colonial Marines. But Konami has huge faith in the title. It’s even backing the game with its biggest campaign for a long …

Two versions of the BB10 on sale now: the Z10 and Q10

Persona fans will snap up PlayStation Vitas next month to play the latest game in the RPG series, says publisher Reef. Persona 4 Golden launches in the UK on February 22nd, with Reef Entertainment on distribution duty. We expect Persona 4 Golden to top the Vita charts on release just …