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Dan Houser has said that the end of the current console cycle is exactly the right time to release Grand Theft Auto V. Before its release date was revealed last month, Rockstar’s enduring silence about the game had led many to speculate that the studio was holding off for a …

Social gaming company to support new payment methods

Cevat Yerli, the CEO and president of Crytek, has offered the vocal TimeSplitters fanbase a glimmer of hope. Ever since the release of TimeSplitters: Future Perfect way back in 2005, fans have been calling for the IP to be resurrected. And with Crytek having acquired TimeSplitters dev Free Radical in …

Developer takes on the banks with a game tackling the economic system and your morals

Our new series of Intel Developer Blogs starts with advice and tips on testing your app in a meaningful way

French publisher Ubisoft has stated that it would consider moving for some of THQ’s assets were the company’s troubles to deepen. "They have good things," Ubisoft chairman and CEO Yves Guillemot told Games Industry. "We are always interested in good brands. It’s something we can consider, but I can’t tell …

Serious Games International has bolstered its games industry experience with the appointment of several senior industry figures. Mark Stanger, Gary Knight, Paul Ranson, Felix Bradshaw and Mark Cottam join the organisations which was set up to combine game development talent with academic research in the arena of serious games, and …

New hires have worked with Sega, Codemasters and Eidos

Wonderbook: Book of Spells hits shelves this week, and to mark its arrival MCV has published a special trade supplement devoted to the new product. As well as details on the marketing, PR, plus retail plans, we also speak to Sony’s UK boss Fergal Gara and the Wonderbook game director …

Playground Games' Trevor Williams on building up a new studio