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As THQ’s studios and IP went under the hammer a few days ago, the only studio to not find any takers was Vigil Games, along with its Darksiders IP. There’s some good news though as Crysis developer Crytek has opened its first US studio and taken on 35 former Vigil …

David Adams appointed CEO of Crytek USA

Selected developers to receive monthly bursary, studio space and budget for equipment

European Union enables studios to expand on the continent and trade freely, says Kuju CEO

European gamers petition Nintendo to release 60Hz versions

The suicide of internet activist Aaron Swartz has led to a spate of attacks on US Government websites. And in an interesting twist, their activity has focused around two mainstays of gaming history. Naked Security reports that Anonymous hacktivists first targeted the website of the US Sentencing Commission. Once completed …

THQ stood a great chance of survival if it could have rode out the turbulence of the transitioning games industry. Popular consensus is that consolidation and downsizing will result in a leaner games industry in the future, with the spoils shared between a limited number of huge international publishers and …

RPG hit Persona 4 Golden will be released digitally BEFORE it goes on sale at retail. NIS America’s game will be released at UK retail on February 22nd, although Vita owners will now be able to download the title from PSN from February 20th. It is becoming increasingly common for …

Lawmakers and pundits across the nation are jumping on the anti-game violence bandwagon, and Disney’s CEO plans to keep his company out of increasingly turbulent waters. The relationship between games and violence is once more a question of national interest in the wake of the Newtown school shooting. Multiplebills, and …

Console manufacturers could be on the verge of a potentially very significant payday. The Guardian reports that talk coming from China suggests the state is preparing to lift its decade-long ban on the sale of games consoles. The ban was introduced in 2000 to safeguard children’s mental and physical development”. …