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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 …

Valve has announced Steam’s top ten selling titles and products from the past week. Massive Civilization V expansion Gods & Kings made the leap from third last week to the top of the pile this time around likely due to its actual release (previous appearances were based on pre-orders). The …

PC gamers looking to grab Assassin’s Creed III alongside the game’s console launch appear to be in for a rude surprise. Originally expected to arrive alongside its Xbox 360 and PS3 counterparts on October 30th US/October 31st PAL, a leaked image snagged by Eurogamer has the PC version arriving on …

Mass Effect 3’s promised ending-altering DLC will arrive next week, BioWare has announced. Dubbed ‘Extended Cut’, the free downloadable content update will hit next Tuesday, June 26th for Xbox 360 and PC along with PS3 in North America. PS3 users in Europe will receive the update on Wednesday July 4th. …

GameStop has appointed industry veteran Kathy Vrabeck to its board of directors. Vrabeck carries with her over two decades of experience, including more than 10 years in the video game and digital entertainment industry. Her resume includes top positions at EA and Activision, as well as several other notable stops. …

Just Add Water boss Stewart Gilray has nearly abandoned hope of digital release Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath on Xbox 360. The retro remake was released on PSN for PS3 last year. However, while code for the Xbox 360 code has long been completed, Microsoft has seemingly left the project in the …

Harvey Elliott joins engine outfit as MD and COO

More than 30 potential games have raised more than $100k through crowd-funding site

Nintendo won’t issue RRPs in the UK, so retail is this afternoon having its best guess regarding the price of the upcoming hardware. And the early guesses suggest no-one really knows First off, Play.com has gone with an RRP and sale price of 179.99. ShopTo is selling the device for …

Dreamworks has acquired the rights to a Need for Speed film from publisher EA. And it seems as if all the pieces are already in place. Brothers George and John Gatins have developed an original story and screenplay which is based on the entirety of the IP rather than a …