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Former Sony dev boss to spearhead Xbox Europe Studios division

A new multi-year agreement has been agreed between Codemasters and motorsport body F1. Codies released its first licensed F1 title in 2009 and has since gone on to ship 5.5m units, with F1 2010 still holding the record of being the fastest selling F1 game ever released. Codemasters has created …

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NCsoft has announced that consumers who pre-purchase upcoming free-to-play MMO Guild Wars 2 will be guaranteed access to a range of beta events for the title. In addition, access to the full game – which is still waiting for its official release date – will be granted three days earlier …

Intent Media has launched its second international venture, with MCV Nordic now live. The aim of MCV Nordic is simple: to become a trusted and prolific resource for news affecting all games industry sectors in the region. The new website will be supported by a range of editorial email services …

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Internet search and services firm Yahoo is suing social networking king Facebook, accusing it of ten patent breaches. "Yahoo’s patents relate to cutting edge innovations in online products, including in messaging, news feed generation, social commenting, advertising display, preventing click fraud and privacy controls," the lawsuit claims. "Facebook’s entire social …

Just minutes after it was revealed that Capcom’s Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City will not be stocked at GAME, two more upcoming releases have joined the pile. Tecmo Koei has confirmed in a statement that upcoming releases Ninja Gaiden 3 and Warriors Orochi 3 – released on March 23rd and …

Poland’s games market enjoyed impressive growth last year. Total software sales were up 12 per cent year-on-year between January and September, and up 27 per cent on consoles. Traditionally a region dominated by PC, now PS3 and Xbox 360 are two of the biggest-selling formats in Poland – equalling PC …

'From Ashes' bonus content built alongside main game, but sold separately