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Dean 'Rocket' Hall considered leaving industry in response to increased stress

2K Games has dated the next DLC offering for Gearbox’s multi-platform blockbuster Borderlands 2, while also revealing the studio’s general plan in regards to new content for the game going forward. A 2K rep told IGN that the publisher and developer would like to support the sequel for as long …

Double Fine’s memorable Kickstarter campaign has taught studio founder Tim Schafer that there’s nothing to fear in being open with the development of a game. Schafer told VentureBeat that despite popular belief, opening up and letting players in on the development process provides a support net for the in-progress title. …

Xbox Live has added several new offerings to its budding entertainment app section. Major Nelson announces that the handful of new apps have launched on Microsoft’s console service, and nearly all of them are region specific. Crunchroll, which offers streaming Anime and Asian drama titles, is now available in all …

With the year drawing to a close and most people already scouring for beer, MCV looks back at the biggest and saddest stories of the year. Before THQ declared bankruptcy (and before it refuted claims that it was going to be sold) its Australian publishing office had already closed its …

Namco Bandai has finally announced a release date for its hotly anticipated Star Trek title. Star Trek: The Video Game will be released in the UK on April 26th, 2013 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. It will also be available to download on PC and PS3. The game was …

2012 has seen publishing giant Ubisoft unveil new IP, take its flagship brand to new heights and even sign a couple of Hollywood movie deals. And it has continued to release games based on licences from other forms of entertainment, such as the Marvel Avengers title for Kinect and Wii …

Dean Hall, the creator of DayZ, has claimed that the saga surrounding the launch of rival title The War Z made him consider quitting the industry. The War Z was pulled from Steam yesterday following a raft of complaints from gamers due to false claims made in the game’s product …

Black Isle Studios to develop 'proof of concept' prototype

ComScore data suggests that Samsung will soon bypass Apple to become the top choice smartphone brand in the UK. For the three months ending October 2013 Apple claimed a 28 per cent share of total UK smartphone subscribers aged 13 and above. That’s a year-on-year gain of 1.5 per cent. …