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Apple patents that have surfaced online show a game controller similar to the PS3’s Dualshock controller. The proposed controller would work with iOS devices such as the iPad and iPhone, as well as Apple TV. The patent further states that the diagram showing the controller is a schematic of a …

Board has 'high level of confidence' in management team

Electronic Arts chairman Larry Probst put an end to speculation about CEO John Riccitiello’s employment today. Speaking at the firm’s annual meeting of shareholders he said there was "absolutely no plan to replace John Riccitiello as CEO". He was speaking in response to a shareholder question that asked about recent …

InMCV’s weekly round-up of the latest personnel news and hottest job opportunities, Nintendo names its new UK marketing boss and we look at the best job opportunities available. Pearce heads up Nintendo’s UK marketing team Shelly Pearce is the new UK marketing and PR director at Nintendo UK. Pearce joined …

As we head towards this year’s Games Media Awards on Thursday October 18th, we look back at previous winners to find out what winning meant to them, what advice they’d give to rookie games journalist, the best press trips they’ve attended and more. This week, we speak to Rupert Loman, …

King.com, Swedish developer and publisher of social games, today released their popular Bubble Witch Saga for iOS devices (iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch). The game is one of the most popular Facebook games, with over four million daily users. The mobile version means that players can connect and synch their …

Ubisoft has confirmed it will host its first Gamescom press conference next month. The conference will take place at 3pm on August 15th in the Konrad-Adenauer-Saal, Congress-Centrum North. Top Ubisoft executives will be in attendance to showcase the firm’s new free-to-play titles set in some of Ubisoft’s popular franchises. The …

Square Enix has announced it will relaunch FFXIV as Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. The publisher claims the troubled MMORPG has been completely rebuilt from the ground up, with a brand new world to explore and a fresh storyline behind all of the quests. It is currently in development …

It was good while it lasted. The wheels appear to have fallen off Zynga’s bandwagon with stock in the company plummeting an unimaginable 40 per cent in the hours following its devastating financial report. So serious has its fall from grace been that COO John Schappert lashed out at Zynga’s …

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