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'Why go first, when your competitors can look at your specifications and come up with something better?,' says Hirai

The developer of Alice: Madness Returns has criticised the game’s publisher EA for its handling of the title. What was frustrating was how EA Marketing interfered – telling STS from the start that ALL creative direction and final say would come from them, not from us (the developer/creator of the …

New partnership designed to help inspire more students into jobs in game development

Call for speakers at business networking event also ends Friday

Upcoming THQ release Metro: Last Light has been pulled from GameStop’s Impulse digital download store. Furthermore, the retailer is even offering refunds to those who have already paid up. The physical version of the game remains available for pre-order. Other 2013 THQ titles such as South Park: The Stick of …

Blizzard CCO Rob Pardo 'saddened' by forum thread as he leaps to developer's defence

Retailer HMV will once again begin honouring gift cards as of tomorrow (January 22nd). The move is a victory for consumer rights and public opinion. The decision to block gift cards and stop honouring store credit was confirmed the morning after the chain’s collapse into administration. However, high-profile cases such …

Analyst Peter Misek believes that iPhone 6 is preparing to enter production ahead of its release in June/July. Jefferies analyst Misek told investors in a note this week that Apple is testing two new iPhone prototypes. This coincides with a number of rumours suggesting there will be an iPhone 6/5S …

Former MCV editor Neil Long has been named as the new editor of Edge Online. Long joined Future in 2008 and has since served as editor-in-chief of Future’s Nintendo Group and games special projects editor. Also moving is Nathan Brown who becomes games editor across the whole Edge brand. Brown …

The BioShock series has never been one to shy away from social commentary, but with that comes a heightened risk. So much so, in fact, the creator Ken Levine admitted in an interview with OPM that changes were made to one of the characters after religious members of the team …