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It’s been one of the hottest subjects in games media in recent weeks, and now the direct consequences of the violence against women debate are being felt. God of War is a series famed for – and arguably defined by – it’s use of violence. But in these financially tough …

Trade organisation gathering industry opinion on how relief should be implemented

Wii U will be the first next-console to market, but Nintendo boss Saturo Iwata has dismissed the idea that it gives the machine a competitive advantage. "Being first in the next generation race is not important at all," he told Gamasutra. "One of the reasons we believe this is the …

Development and resources shifted over to Final Fantasy XV, claims source

The Next World Rally Championship game will be published in the UK by PQube this October. The company says it will be the biggest sports title it has released, surpassing the launch of motorbike racers MUD and SBK Generations in May and June respectively. WRC3 will be released for Xbox …

In MCV’s weekly rundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, marketing director Alan Duncan leaves SCE UK and we look at the best job vacancies. Marketing director leaves Sony Alan Duncan has left SCE UK after almost 13 years at PlayStation UK. He began his career in the …

Yahoo founding executive Ellen Siminoff joins audit committee with immediate effect

VIDEO: Take a few minutes out of your Friday to watch the industry luminary's emotional speech

The realisation that horror games Dead Space and Dead Space 2 are scary led to the decision to shift the focus away from scares in Dead Space 3, EA has told MCV. Fans of the series took to the internet following the reveal of Dead Space 3 to bemoan its …

iZotope's Scott Simon offers advice on realtime audio processing; an approach vital to Forza 4