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Celebrated developer to pursue independent venture after completion of Fable: The Journey

One of the most celebrated creative minds in the world of gaming, Peter Molyneux, has announced that he is to quit both developer Lionhead and its owner Microsoft. Molyneux will continue to work as a consultant on Xbox 360 Kinect title Fable: The Journey until its release later this year. …

Publisher hopes Self Aware will help it break into virtual gambling market

Consumers are clearly winning to pay in excess of 40 for a copy of Mass Effect 3, but are they willing to do the same for its companion iOS title? EA certainly hopes so. Mass Effect: Infiltrator was released on iPhone and iPad yesterday. It costs 4.99 to download. However, …

Middleware firm to release Cognition and Population in Spring 2012

Indies debate whether developers should create their own engine or license one

Google has extended the maximum size limit for Android apps up 8,000 per cent from 50mb to 4gb. Revealing the move on the Android developers blog, the move has been made to accommodate high-quality 3D interactive games” that require more resources than typical apps. APK files will still be limited …

Xbox 360 owners can now access music video application Vevo in the UK, US, Canada and Ireland. The service – which goes live today – lets users watch more than 45,000 music videos by 11,000 artists, from Kelly Clarkson to Tinie Tempah. They can also browse videos using Kinect’s voice …

The daddy of the city management genre is set for a high-profile return next year with confirmation of a 2013 release for a brand new SimCity. Dubbed as a true rebirth of the franchise”, the new game will feature next generation accessibility” and a robust multiplayer mode”. So far it …

EA has kicked off a licensing drive for Mass Effect 3, with accessories, figures, posters and more ready to rock retail this Friday. The publisher has partnered with several licensees including BioWorld for accessories, Razer for branded games peripherals, Dark Horse for graphic novels and GB Eye for posters. There …