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Fresh whispers of a feature film based on World of Warcraft reveal that Sam Raimi is no longer at the helm. The Spider-Man director and WoW fan was announced as director for the Blizzard film way back in 2009. However, he left the project to make Disney’s upcoming fantasy flick …

Sega is sponsoring the Games Writer of the Year category of this year’s Games Media Awards. The Games Writer of the Year Award has been introduced for 2012 to reward excellence in games journalism. All games journalists – specialist, non-specialist, print and online – can enter this category. Journalists simply …

Ahead of the release of Wii U later this year, Nintendo’s UK office has ditched its current PR agency Good Relations. PR Week reports that the company has put its entire UK consumer and corporate PR business out to pitch. Current holder Chime has declined the chance to repitch. The …

The commercial failure of uDraw has seen a second lawsuit levelled at THQ. Levi and Korsinsky has filed a lawsuit with the Californian District Court. It alleges that THQ issued false or misleading statements concerning the company”. It adds: Specifically, it is alleged that defendants misrepresented or failed to disclose …

EA has been rocked by two further executive departures. Firstly, BioWare’s ambitious MMO Star wars: The Knights of the Old Republic, has lost its executive producer Rick Vogel, Gamasutra reports. Vogel’s departure comes on the back of a recent dip in subscriber numbers for the title and talk of a …

Lobbying for the Games Media Awards has now opened, and we’ve already been inundated with emails. But in case you’re confused about how the process works, here’s step-by-step guide to winning one of the coveted GMAs… The lobbying period is open now and until July 20th. Anyone can lobby for …

Paramount Pictures has filed a pair of trademarks for World War Z relating to video games for the upcoming film adaptation. The first trademark was filed for ‘entertainment services, namely, providing online electronic games.’ The second was filed for ‘downloadable electronic game programs; Electronic game software for handheld electronic devices; …

The frights of the Silent Hill franchise will be on display at Universal Studios this Halloween. Universal has announced a partnership with Konami to produce a Silent Hill-themed attraction in both its Los Angeles and Orlando parks. The amusement parks will be adding a Silent Hill haunted maze for their …

343 Industries is actively seeking staff for a next generation Halo title. A job listing on Microsoft’s career website dug up by VideoGamer explains that the studio is looking to hire an experienced graphics designer ‘to help create the current and next generation of game visuals in the Halo universe.’ …

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