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Kwalee CEO David Darling looks at how the notion of F2P titles being of poor quality compared to their paid-for counterparts is false

So that claim from OnLive that Steve Perlman was to remain as CEO then? Yeah, that was a lie. But he’s not the only boss out of the door – the bad news continues at shmup specialist Cave, whose CEO and president has also jumped ship. And let’s not even …

Mobile studio garners 5m downloads on iOS and Android in just two months

The second DLC release for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will allow players to construct their very own in-game home. Called Hearthfire, the download allows for gamers to purchase plot and plans and then construct a fully customisable dwelling that can be decorated and extended as its owners see fit. …

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Grim outlook for shmup studio as Ito Masahito follows COO Miko Watanabe out the door

Having decided that NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover was too much to compete with on Google, Peter Molyneux has revealed a new name for his debut solo project. And it’s somewhat of a mouthful, although certainly fitting – Curiosity: What’s In the Cube? Although Molyneux claims that his preference was something …

Getting online this weekend was the first battle for many Guild Wars 2 gamers. The three-day headstart hit something of a stumbling block with creaky login servers and firewall problems that look to have cropped up again today on the main launch date. But was Guild Wars 2 worth the …

Indie developers are the future, says Quantic Dream CEO

A selection of PlayStation one games are now playable on Sony’s Vita handheld. The new functionality comes courtesy of the v1.80 system update. Users can either download games directly onto their portables from the PS Store or transfer them from their PS3 console. The complete list of officially compatible European …