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Trade association 'gives us a voice'

Extended Cut to expand upon the concluding moments of the sci-fi trilogy

Sony UK has announced that UK sales director Mark Howsen is moving to SCEE to become its new commercial development director. His new responsibilities include SCEE’s licensing programme, in-game advertising and new business development. The move will happen on April 23rd. Howsen has been at SCE UK for almost 13 …

BioWare has confirmed that it is to release a free piece of DLC called Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut. It is designed to expand upon the events” seen at the end of the game, addressing the concerns of some Mass Effect fans who felt the game’s current ending left too …

Retailers GAME and Gamestation have reacted all services for GAME Reward and Gamestation Elite card users. Gift Cards have not yet been reactivated, but will be turned back on over the weekend, GAME has told MCV. The retailer is also urging customers not to rush out and spend all their …

Unannounced game 'to encourage user-generated content' and is set to be revealed 'within the next few weeks'

Hardware numbers do not illustrate the console's core strength, platform holder claims

Microsoft has ditched Games for Windows Live exclusivity for its free-to-play Flight game, which has just arrived on Steam. The downloadable PC title – which uses a microtransactions payment model – launched on February 29th exclusively on Games for Windows Live. Now it’s available on Steam for free, including several …

105 companies including Mind Candy, Bossa Studios, Mediatonic and We R Interactive set to attend

Expanding games publisher Square Enix and online publishing powerhouse Bigpoint have joined forces on a mystery new title. The game is apparently well into development” at Square Enix and will be published and marketed by Bigpoint in both Europe and North America on Bigpoint’s new portal. Virtually nothing is known …