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Toshihiro Nagoshi, who headed up the teams that launched the Super Monkey Ball and Yakuza series, has been promoted to chief creative officer. Sega is in the midst of a major shift in its corporate structure upon the retirement of its chief operating officer, Okitane Usui. The executive will leave …

'Industry source' says Sony is moving away from its flagship tech; opts for AMD processor

Rumors that the shooter had been scrapped are unfounded

Lawyers claim the Facebook Credits program breaks antitrust laws

As the timer runs out on registration for this year's GDC, we have one final word with the event's global brand director

World of Warcraft house Blizzard Entertainment is to begin a global downsizing operation that will result in 600 job losses. The company claims that about sixty of these redundancies will come directly from game development, while the majority of redundancies affecting other areas of the business. Existing development and publishing …

About sixty redundancies to directly hit development teams; vast majority of cuts to affect other departments

'Enhanced' solution for mobile game development to be showcased at industry event

But German outfit hopeful on new contract and investment to keep company alive

Resident Evil pre-order numbers are through the roof, Capcom says. The firm believes Operation Raccoon City can defy the depressed market and attract a wider audience than just the core Resident Evil fan. Our pre-order figures have given us a huge amount of confidence that the title will perform well …