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The industry must get out of its 'smelly teen years', says the Ubisoft Toronto boss

Wii U will be twice as powerful as Xbox 360. Wii U has about the same power as Xbox 360. Wii U lags behind Xbox 360. Confused? Apathetic? Well here’s another one for you – Scribblenauts developer 5th Cell has now said that Wii U is definitely more powerful than …

Develop speaks to Ubisoft Toronto boss Jade Raymond about parenting, work and diversity in games

Gearbox Software’s Randy Pitchford has hinted at the possibility of the studio’s upcoming RPG shooter Borderlands 2 making it on to the Playstation Vita. Speaking to PSU, Pitchford, however, said that any port to the handheld would have to be handled by a third party, adding that three companies had …

Vivendi is struggling to find a buyer for Activision Blizzard, according to reports. Bloomberg reckons that the media conglomerate is finding little enthusiasm among potential suitors” with Microsoft, Take-Two and Walt Disney having ruled themselves out of the running. The preference for a cash sale has also made deals with …

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes has claimed the UK No.1 for the fourth week in succession. It does so despite a 19 per cent week-on-week drop in sales. There’s no change in second or third, either, with Sega’s London 2012: The Official Video Game and Activision’s The Amazing Spider-Man …

It appears that Battlefield 4, and not Bad Company 3, will be the next entry in DICE’s series. Digital Spy reports that an Origin listing for upcoming EA title Medal of Honor: Warfighter stated that customers who pre-ordered the game would get access to the Battlefield 4 beta. The statement …

Gears of War:Judgement is set for release on March 19, 2013, franchise creator Epic Games announced at Comic-Con. The series spin-off is being worked on by Bulletstorm developer People Can Fly, and follows the story of Kilo squad members Damon Baird and Augustus Cole, who were both part of the …

It’s the thing of nightmares for Apple. A Russian hacker named Alexey Borodin has over the weekend revealed details of a method that allows iPhone and iPad owners to obtain in-app goods for free. It works by using a specifically crafted server hosted by the Russian. A change to an …

The prequel to the original Gears of War trilogy will launch next March. Epic Games creatively announced the March 19th target for Gears of War: Judgmentwith a fan’s tattoo revealing the date at ComiCon in San Diego. Epic also unveiled the Island map for the game’s Overrun multiplayer mode. People …