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'Major illness' forces industry veteran to resign after nearly 30 years at the studio

One of the things that, on one hand, I love and, on the other hand, that troubles me tremendously about not only our fanbase but about the gaming community at large is that, whenever you share information, the perspective is, ‘Thank you, but I want more’. ‘Thank you, but give …

Capcom believes it has found itself another major IP in the form of Dragon’s Dogma. The publisher has now shipped one million copies of the RPG – the 55th Capcom title to do so. The game has been a particular success in Japan, where its week one unit sales of …

The upcoming 3DS XL can now be pre-ordered for just 167.97 from online retailer GameStop. That’s the cheapest price yet seen on the handheld in the UK and suggests that Nintendo’s trade price on the device is directed towards a 200 – or perhaps even sub-200 – RRP on the …

Warner Bros’ LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes has swung straight to the top spot in this week’s UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. Its predecessor, LEGO Batman, managed only second place in its debut week. The Dark Knight aside, it’s a relatively unchanged Top 40 this week with …

Capcom has detailed the Collector’s Edition of Resident Evil 6. In it will be a hardback artbook, a DLC code for Xbox 360 owners or a dynamic theme code for PS3 gamers, an Ivy University hoodie and a number of high quality enamelled zinc alloy emblems” mounted in a numbered …

Sony has emerged as the partner who will help Google launch its Google TV service in the UK – and it’s arriving next month. It will be the first time that Google TV has been available outside of the US, the BBC reports. It will be launched in Germany, France, …

The UK developer behind this year’s Need for Speed: Most Wanted has revealed that EA has handed it complete control of the IP. The franchise has been farmed around various EA studios in recent years, including EA Black Box (Carbon, Pro Street, Undercover, The Run), EA Canada (Most Wanted) and …

After along period of uncertainty, GAME isentering liquidation, and its administrator PriceWaterhouseCoopers has issued a final statement. The statement states that all remaining stores are closing down, and confirms the final numbers of staff being let go (after theinitial round of layoffstook place after thefirst creditors’ meetingon 23rd May) as …

Final Fantasy XI producer Hiromichi Tanaka has announced his exit from Square Enix. The veteran designer declared his departure from the company during Vanafest 2012, a 10-year anniversary event for FFXI. Famitsu reports the resignation is due to health issues as Tanaka is suffering from a ‘major illness’ which wasn’t …