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Square Enix sure has been busy strengthening its place in the Western market as today’s Game Of The Day shows. The company, famous for its catalogue of Japanese role playing games, has taken charge of some big western titles like Hitman, Deus Ex and Tomb Raider after merging with Eidos …

Developer Bohemia Interactive feared a fan backlash when it announced plans to launch a standalone DayZ game. DayZ is a free fan-made zombie mod for the PC game ARMA II and has been a huge success, helping the three-year old ARMA II sit atop the Steam charts for several weeks …

Mobile Pie's Will Luton speaks to Nimblebit co-founder David Marsh about running the small indie outfit

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Alexander Hutchinson calls journalists' behaviour 'subtle racism'

The new football season is almost upon us and to celebrate we’re giving away one of five copies of FIFA 13 on PlayStation 3. The game is looking pretty special, and the PS3 edition even features Move support, as unveiled at Gamescom this week. MCV has also put together a …

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion release prompts UK studio to go legal

Capcom has some big, big plans for Remember Me and wants to work with developer Dontnod on turning it into a long-term brand. The game was the surprise reveal at Capcom’s Gamescom press conference on Tuesday. It is an action adventure title with a female protagonist that must manipulate memories …

Publishing giant keeps quiet as shares rise ten per cent in a day

Future says its Official Xbox Magazine website has increased its traffic by 220 per cent year-on-year. According to ComScore data, the site scored 504,068 global visitors last month, making it ‘the biggest dedicated Xbox content site in the UK.’ It follows a refresh of the website last year. OXM’s editor …