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Publisher admits cuts, denies they will effect consumer

Double Fine headman and industry icon Tim Schafer has expressed concern regarding whether small studios will have the chance to succeed on next generation consoles. Speaking with Polygon, Schafer explained he’s unsure if the next-gen space is viable for smaller outfits such as Double Fine – adding that large companies …

Following the results of the Humble THQ Bundle, president Jason Rubin has revealed his company is considering Linux for its upcoming releases. Got the Linux message load [sic] and clear via HumbleBundle feedback. Evaluating cost/benefit as we speak,” Rubin said in response to a request on Twitter over the weekend. …

Valve has revealed Steam’s top selling products chart for the past week, which features a couple of familiar faces atop the list. For the second week running, Far Cry 3 and Call of Duty: Black Ops II have finished first and second respectively. After that, it gets a bit more …

In MCV’s weeklyrundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, Namco expands its UK PR team and we look at the hottest job opportunities. Namco Bandai hires new PR bossThe publisher has hired Jonathon Lopera as UK PR manager. With previous experience in both marketing communication roles, Lopera joins …

BitComposer has only acquired the rights to book series Roadside Panic, says dev

Third-party estore claims to provide more control over mobile and PC app payments

'We'll do what we consider as the best thing for the business and developers', says Mike Gamble

Epic's Mike Gamble on democratising UE3 and UE4

Arma 3 has been officially postponed until 2013 by developer Bohemia Interactive. The decision comes as two of its staff remain in jail following their arrest over allegations that they were scouting a military base on the Greek island of Lemnos in the name of research for the game. All …