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Richard Lemarchand to teach at University of Southern California and work on 'experimental games'

Activision’s Prototype 2 is No.1 in the UK, the latest UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 reveals. Despite the success, the game actually fell short of beating the week one sales of its predecessor from 2009. The Xbox 360 SKU accounted for 63 per cent of sales, with PS3 …

Respected British games to depart in the summer; Jurgen Post to step up

The Wii U functionality detailed in last week’s leaked Rayman Legends video was never intended to go public, Ubisoft has said. A video, which can be seen here, was leaked online last week confirming not only the game itself but also some NFC-based Syklanders tyle tech for the new game …

Nintendo looks to be on the verge of announcing a new colour variant of its 3DS handheld. Joystiq spotted a listing for a Midnight Purple 3DS on US retailer Sam’s Club, which prices the unit at $168.58. The listing remains nothing but speculation at this point, but Nintendo’s push to …

A sequel to Xbox 360 title Kinect Joy Ride has been announced and surprisingly this time the game will not use the console’s motion sensor. Although it will now require the use of a joypad to play, Joy Ride Turbo remains familiar to its predecessor in nearly every other way, …

Big news from Sega this morning: MCV can reveal that Europe and America chief Mike Hayes is to leave his role in the coming months. Hayes wants to focus on advisory and non-exec roles both inside and outside of the industry – and has already become a trustee of the …

Leaked images of pre-order cards from US retailer Target have revealed the name and release date of Activision’s next Call of Duty title. Unsurprisingly, the game will be called Call of Duty: Black Ops II. It will be released – presumably worldwide – on November 13th, according to IGN‘s findings. …

Valve has revealed the past week’s top sellers chart, with a pair of new titles taking top honors. Launching last Tuesday, and simultaneously launching itself to the top of the list, is Telltale’s zombie adventure title The Walking Dead. The release is followed up by pre-orders for Runic Games’ dungeon …

Irrational Games’ Ken Levine has provided info on the upcoming Bioshock Vita game. Speaking with Wired (via Shacknews), Levine explained how each of the Bioshock titles (Infinite, in particular) have been ‘all-consuming endeavors’ that require the full focus of the team before they move onto their next project. In this …