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UK magazines PSM3 and Xbox World are to be closed by publisher Future. The final issues of both mags, which are renowned for sharing content between them, will go on sale in Wednesday December 12th. "After careful consideration, Future has made the decision to close Xbox World and PSM3 magazines …

Indie hit has sold consistently since previous milestone in August

Microsoft’s Windows boss Steven Sinofsky has, in a surprise move, suddenly left the company. No official reason has been given for the decision, but coming so soon after the launch of Microsoft’s iPad rival Surface it’s hard not to jump to conclusion – particularly when boss Steve Ballmer himself describes …

Yves Guillemot has admitted that he would have preferred Nintendo to launch with a lower price for the Wii U. The console arrives in North America this weekend and then in the UK on November 30th. Typical prices as of right now start at around 250 for the (hard to …

New team and new engine behind forthcoming installment of sci-fi epic

Sister title, Mobile Entertainment, is holding its seventh annual ME Awards ceremony in little over a fortnight, recognising the achievements of those working in the mobile content industry. Gaming, of course, is a huge part of the mobile space and EA Mobile, Gameloft, Rovio are among Best Games Publisher nominees, …

Call of Duty: Black Ops II has been released. You might have noticed. Unusually last night’s midnight launches took place before the review embargo was lifted, leaving thousand waiting until this morning to discover whether the game now sitting in their consoles is any good. Fear not. It sounds fantastic. …

Playmob's Jude Ower on getting help from a business support programme

Former games journalist Ashley Day has switched career paths to take a new PR role at Nintendo. Day joined the platform holder yesterday as junior PR manager, where he reports to Nintendo UK’s head of communications Jo Bartlett. He will work alongside fellow junior PR manager Emily Woolliscroft. He has …

Call of Duty: Black Ops II is here at last, and thousand of store workers and gamers took to the streets last night to welcome it. The official launch took place at HMV’s Oxford Street store and was attended by a number of celebrities. Blockbuster also saw a fantastic turnout …