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Sony’s PlayStation 4 will be the first machine in the series to abandon the DualShock joypad design, according to online reports. CVG claims to have word from a studio source working on an unspecified Sony game who says that several designs have been tossed about, some of which are closer …

It’s easy to think up some numbers. That’s true whether you’re a journalist or a tech person trying to sound clever in front of a journalist. And whilst we wouldn’t accuse any of the authors behind yesterday’s pair of next-gen spec stories of making anything up, they were so wildly …

UK firm PQube has signed a new deal with developer Milestone to publish the next MotoGP title. The company will handle MotoGP 13’s release in the UK and EMEA territories later this year. It will be available on 360, PS3,PC and Vita. PQube CEO Dave Painsaid: We’ve enjoyed working with …

Good stories required to attract top acting talent, says Quantic Dream boss Guillaume de Fondaumière

FarmVille 2’s hefty stint as Facebook’s No.1 game has come to an end. Well, it has according to one measure, at least. AppData reports that Zynga’s game currently commands some 8.8 DAUs (daily active users). That places it second behind King.com’s Candy Crush Saga which currently has 9.7m DAUs. However, …

Kunio Neo to take on yet to be announced senior role

US second-hand digital music marketplace ReDigi is preparing to launch in Europe and expand into areas including ebooks and video games. The company labels itself as the world’s first legal online marketplace for used” digital music whereby consumers can sell on second-hand digital goods as sites such as Ebay allow …

More than 1,000 manuals already submitted for games and software such as GameMaker: Studio

Studio restructuring digital development and publishing divisions

British publisher and developer Codemasters has confirmed spreading reports that it is restructuring its digital operations. Reports emerged this morning that jobs have been lost at the UK firm, but Codemasters has emphasised this is not across the entire company. Instead, selected areas with the publisher’s digital business have entered …