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EA studio joins triple-A developers Rockstar and Infinity Ward in openly recruiting for new consoles

'We've always had a close relationship with Nintendo so we had an advantage in getting dev kits early', says Tony Key

Electronic Arts has released The Ultimate Shortcut Bundle for Battlefield 3 –which costs a whopping 3200 Microsoft points. That’s roughly 30 in real money. The DLC is also available via PSN and EA’s Origin service. The package gives players access to all weapons and gadgets for each of the multiplayer …

One week left for aspiring teams looking to kick start their career with a gaming BAFTA win

Organisers also reveal new European dates for November

When Digital Reality teamed up with Grasshopper Manufacture, they made a shmup. What were they thinking?

Publisher to strengthen Warwickshire and Birmingham studios with new staff

Germany is a crucial European market for publishers. Sales in the region generated a cool €2bn in 2011, according to research from German games trade body BIU. 72m games were sold last year, accounting for €1.5bn. Price comparison site Idealo recently reported that games are over 20 per cent more …

Move to offer parents 'greater certainty about the appropriateness of games for children', says Attorney-General

Wii U already has most major third party publishers behind it, and Ubisoft claims it is going to be one step ahead of them. The Assassin’s Creed firm aims to establish itself as the biggest third-party publisher on Nintendo’s new console, according to Gamasutra. It already has five Wii U …