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The creator of leading Japanese news portal Andriasang has announced the termination of the site. All content to date will remain published but there will be no more news updates, effective immediately. I’ve decided to take up a new non game-related opportunity that I reckon will keep me super ultra …

The executive exodus has continued at Zynga. Two more high-level faces have resigned from their roles at the casual games publisher – chief marketing and revenue officer Jeff Karp and infrastructure CTO Allan Leinwand. These join a list of fellow evacuees that includes COO John Schappert, CCO Mike Verdu and …

Ron Gilbert questions the depiction of scantily clad women in fighting games

Summer 2012. Some will remember it for the rain. Others for remarkable sporting calendar. Us? We’ll remember it as The Summer of Frank. When it comes to publicly chatty execs Frank has left all in his wake, providing journalists with daily updates of notable quotes and daring exploits. Well, OK, …

Fast paced shooters 'drew attention away from more thoughtful play styles'

Agawi service to stream social and triple-A titles through OS

Straight Right, the studio responsible for the Wii U version of Mass Effect 3, is working on more for the console than just Bioware’s effort. Studio head Tom Crago revealed as much to Eurogamer, claiming Straight Right is also developing a game for its own IP as well as a …

Terry Cavanagh, much to his surprise, appears to have a hit on his hands with Super Hexagon. The indie developer, and Forbes 30 under 30 man, revealed on Reddit that his iOS title had been downloaded over 10,000 times just three days out from launch. It’s sold about 10,000 copies …

Another notable figure has dripped out from the NPD group following its August report. A company rep told Joystiq that Sleeping Dogs 172,000 copies at US retail across PS3 and Xbox 360 platforms during the month. The news comes after it was revealed Darksiders 2 sold 247,000 total copies at …

Former EA Play boss joins Schappert and Verdu in leaving casual games giant