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SOE has word that the previously unveiled free-to-play model for its long lasting MMO EverQuest has launched. "Through 18 successful expansions and countless other game updates, EverQuest has forged its place in history amongst the MMO and online game elite," EverQuest franchise director of development Dave Georgeson asserted in an …

A Zenimax job listing reveals Skyrim publisher Bethesda is hiring for one or more unannounced iOS projects. The title calls for prior experience and a close familiarity with Apple products, requesting iOS game development experience with multiple titles shipped along with a familiarity of several programming languages. Experience with Bethesda …

Konami has revealed impressive lifetime sales numbers for Hideo Kojima’s Metal Gear series. Standing currently at a solid 25 years and counting, the franchise has sold over 31m units as of December 31st of last year. Titles range from the original Metal Gear that hit back in 1987 all the …

Parents seeking an informative resource on how to better understand the games and tech kids are investing their time into now have a free option in Scott Steinburg’s ‘The Modern Parent’s Guide to Kids and Video Games.’ The book is available to download now at no cost via www.videogamesandkids.com. The …

Obsidian Entertainment has official word that its previously announced XBLA game, originally targeted for a Q1 2012 launch, is currently at an impasse. "That project is currently on hold; we are looking at where we might want to take it," CEO Feargus Urquhart told Joystiq. The original IP and action …

GAME Group is in a race to secure 180m to pay creditors or face administration, The Sunday Times reports. The specialist giant apparently has a 21m rent payment due on Sunday, a 12m wage bill due shortly after, and owes more than 10m in deferred VAT and 40m to video …

GDCA lifetime achievement award recipient predicts 'increasing stratification'

It appears that GAME’s chief lenders have thrust the retailer back toward the brink of administration by rejecting the offer tabled by Comet owner OpCapita. The Guardian reports that OpCapita’s plan to settle debts with chief lenders such as The Royal Bank of Scotland, as well as 40m worth of …

St. Patrick's Day bundle may be best seller yet

DLC Quest rises to top with 'quiet introspection on the state of the games industry'