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For a few brief hours it looked like it might be PSNgate all over again. But it’s not the case. A Twitter user claiming to be a member of Anonymous last night claimed to have once again breached the security safeguards of the PlayStation Network. The individual claimed to have …

The NPD Group has released its annual study on Kids and Consumer Electronics, revealing that while consoles and portable game systems still see the highest usage level from the demographic, tablets are very much on the rise. The study data comes from an online survey conducted from March 6-21 of …

Valve appears to be prepping an announcement for an esports focused film documentary—an announcement that could very well arrive in the next 24 hours. LamdaGeneration reports that back in July the company registered two domain names for ‘gamerlifemovie.com’ and ‘gamerlifethemovie.com,’ with both domains receiving an update last week. It was …

Resident Evil 6 is the major Q4 game, but Capcom is hard at work on two other returning hit brands – Lost Planet 3 and Devil May Cry – both of which are heading in different directions. The latter game is being developed in the UK by Cambridge-based studio Ninja …

Deus Ex creator challenges colleagues to focus on rendering minds instead of guns

Not all player decisions are meaningful or beneficial to immersion, says James Russell

Free-to-play iOS racer making $12m a month

Independent studios are in a better position to follow their unique vision, says CCP's David Reid

Three big PC brands are spearheading Ubisoft’s push into free-to-play. The firm told MCV at Gamescom in Germany that it can use core games brands with freemium models to attract new audiences. The Ghost Recon, Might & Magic and Anno series are first up. At Gamescom this week, the firm …

The Eve Online studio on winning a Develop Award and going it alone