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Having already attracted criticism for its online game server shutdowns in the past, EA has announced a new round of closures that will likely be the most controversial yet. Included in the list is EA Sports MMA which, notoriously, was the first game to include an Online Pass. This means, …

Valve’s console and PC title Portal 2 was the star performer at the GAME sponsored 2012 British Academy Video Games Awards. The game scooped three prizes in total – Best Story, Best Design and the coveted Best Game accolade. EA’s Battlefield 3 and Sony’s LittleBigPlanet 2 both won two awards, …

Swallowtail wins Ones to Watch on prestigious awards night

A source close to OpCapita has told MCV that chief lender RBS must act fast to save GAME before it slips into administration at the weekend. OpCapita, which owns UK retailer Comet, is understood to have the cash ready and in place to repay GAME Group’s debts. In addition, it …

Finger-sketch game 'hits 30m downloads with half of its customers playing daily'

With any potential deal to save GAME needing to be in place by this weekend, the retailer’s share price has taken a big hit on the markets this morning. Having closed on Friday at 3.072p, GAME’s share price opened at just 2.5p this morning before falling to 1.6p after just …

FIFA Street is this week’s retail No.1, beating the week one sales of all of its predecessors. EA holds the entire Top Four this week, and has posted three new No.1s on the trot – SSX, Mass Effect 3 and FIFA Street. The first time it has achieved that since …

Bethesda is readying a massive reveal for the Elder Scrolls series according to a recent report. Citing three unnamed industry sources, Tom’s Guideclaims the franchise’s next step will be into the massive multiplayer online genre with an official announcement set for May. The game is said to take place in …

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 …