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In MCV’s weekly rundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, Future Publishing promotes Keith Walker and we look at the best job opportunities in games. Future names new digital entertainment boss The international media group has promoted Keith Walker to head of digital for the entertainment arm of …

Ex-Bizarre Creations developers move on to new jobs

There’s bad news for gamers in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg who were hoping to buy Assassin’s Creed III on PC. Thanks to the tiny size of Belgium and Luxembourg, the shipment of the SKU for all three countries was able to fit onto a single truck. That was stolen. …

Developers to continue work on 2D fighter under the new name Lab Zero Games

Gamecity breaks record attendance with more than 2,300 participants throughout its 12 events

Warner Bros is being sued by the estate of JRR Tolkien over its use of the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit IPs in a virtual slot machine game. The Tolkien estate has filed an $80m claim stating that the company is in violation of the licensing agreement that states …

Warner Bros is being sued by the estate of JRR Tolkien over its use of the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit IPs in a virtual slot machine game. The Tolkien estate has filed an $80m claim stating that the company is in violation of the licensing agreement that states …

Valve expands test pool for beta of forthcoming distribution platform

A case of closing the stable doors after the horse has bolted? Kotaku reports via a translation from a Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry that the country has finally banned the notorious R4 device, famed for its DS piracy uses. The R4 allows users to store and run …

Tagplay’s latest iOS release Hotel Vegas won’t be available to consumers in the UK. And that’s because one of its many features is the inclusion of our very own Prince Harry. In the nude. Why, you might ask? Back in August the second in line to the British throne was …