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Expo organisers debut new 'Mobile Games World' space, and devote increased capacity to online

Prey 2 remains in development, publisher Bethesda has confirmed. Rumours had previously circulated claiming that the game had been canned, evoking a surprised reaction amongst the specialist press who were impressed by early builds of the title. Development of Prey 2 has not been cancelled but the game will not …

Studio leaves behind Bodycount and Operation Flashpoint franchises to concentrate on F1, Grid and Dirt

Kent-based company to focus on social and mobile gaming

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 …