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Susan Panico quits; Replacement not yet announced

Capcom’s popular fantasy law series Ace Attorney is getting a brand new fifth outing, the publisher has announced. In addition, the first three games in the series are to get an HD-enabled re-release on Apple’s iOS platforms – or more specifically, the iPhone 4 and iPad 2. The three titles …

YouTube videos suggest Redlynx's next XBLA game is already out in the wild

The boss of PlayStation Network at Sony America has left the company. VentureBeat reports that Susan Panico left after a successful spell that saw the service increase its user base significantly and strike a number of important content deals with partners. We can confirm Susan has left SCEA. We thank …

Has Facebook been taken over by industry giants? Will Luton examines if mobile is the new creative frontier

Yeti Town 'is a blatant copy', Spry Fox claims

Despite being released in September last year, EA’s FIFA 12 this week celebrates its sixth successive week at the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. We do have a new entry though – Capcom’s Resident Evil: Revelations at No.6. It’s the first new release of 2012 …

A source has told MCV that THQ are making redundancies to their Australian team, while Kotaku is reporting similar in Japan. Earlier today, a source contacted MCV with the news that the Australian THQ offices were being hit with redundancies. Kotaku has also reportedly received similar news, which states that …

In MCV’s weekly rundown of the industry’s hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, Nuts PR Ben Bolton joins Future Publishing and we run through the best job opportunities. Future hires Nuts PR man Ben Bolton (pictured) has joined Future to take up the role of senior communications executive. He previously …

Industry panel discusses the toughest job interview questions