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As many as 17 development staff affected, insider claims

Ubisoft has revealed an Insane Edition of highly-anticipated Far Cry 3. The SKU contains a 12cm Vaas Wahine – the game’s chief mentalist – bobble head and a hints and tips guide. There’s also a ton of digital content as well, as detailed here: Monkey Business – Discover Hurk, a …

London media group Mind Candy has struck a deal that allows mobile giant Gree to co-develop and operate a smartphone edition of the Moshi monsters games. The joint venture is expected to deliver two new Moshi Monsters mobile games in the final months of 2012. Financial details were not disclosed. …

A new MMO called Marvel Heroes has been announced by Gazillion Entertainment. Powered by Unreal Engine 3, the game features a roster of recognisable super chaps and chapesses including Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, Deadpool and Dr Doom. Capturing thedistinctive moments of such revered fiction within a game environment is …

Two new smartphone and tablet games due by year-end

Digital Reality Software looks as if it may be bringing indie 2D side-scrolling shmup to PlayStation Vita and PS3. CVG reports that the Australian Classification Board has listed "DR Vita Working Title" and "DR PS3 Working Title", both from Digital Reality Software. Of course, these could be two entirely different …

Options running out for Microsoft with ITC now one step away from prohibiting console sales, but verdict not yet enacted

Development duties on worldwide hit Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 were nearly taken from Infinity Ward and handed to Treyarch. That’s due to the extent of the tension between Activision and then Infinity Ward bosses Jason West and Vince Zampella, more details of which have been revealed by fresh …

Remember all those ‘hilarious’ questions you’ve asked Siri over the last few months? Apple certainly does – it’s listened to them all. Apple’s iPhone Software license Agreement reveals that: When you use Siri or Dictation, the things you say will be recorded and sent to Apple in order to convert …

Publisher Deep Silver has announced a Game of the Year Edition of zombie hit Dead Island. It will be released on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on July 6th in the UK and Europe. As well as the full game, the GOTY Edition also includes all of the post-release DLC …