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Codemasters will leave behind the action genre to focus solely on racing games. The firm is working on new titles in the F1, Grid and Dirt racing series, and they will all be released under the company’s new publishing label, Codemasters Racing. The new label’s first game will be Dirt …

Robert Kinder to oversee marketing of existing and upcoming third-party titles

The founders of UK developer Splash Damage have launched a new publishing operation named WarChest, that will focus on releasing free, digitally distributed games. Gamers are well served by high-end console games, but sometimes over-charged by mid-tier titles, or under-served by low-quality free-to-play games that unfairly exploit the player.” said …

Developers able to conduct performance verification for content for Vita, Xperia Play and tablets

New operation to publish free digitally distributed games across multiple platforms

MCV’s sister site Mobile Entertainment is looking for an editor and deputy editor. The new appointments will work alongside executive editor Tim Green, sales manager Katy Phillips and staff writer Zen Terrelonge on the daily site, plus conferences and networking events. The respective positions each demand candidates with great editorial …

Paul Baker, Chris Burns and Drew Morrow to 'return to DIY roots' with new iOS title

Mind Candy, Spilt Milk and Colin Macdonald to speak at industry event

Sega studio expands into mobile with the App Store release of Total War Battles: Shogun

The first ever outing for Doctor Who on the PS3 WILL now get a limited physical release. When the game was announced it was claimed that it would be downloadable over PSN only, with a PC release to follow at a later. However, Amazon is now listing the game for …