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Triple-A giants disclose plans to work on new systems

New Tiga report claims Britain's dev workforce has fallen 10% since 2008

Popular online puzzle game KooZac will be released for iOS and Android devices this quarter by Square Enix. The award-winning puzzle title was created by Ben Cusack, who has now joined the publisher as head of mobile. KooZac has already been played more than 15 million times online and won …

Successful applicants to receive £25,000 each and a six month membership with Tiga

Hidden Chronicles and Scramble With Friends fail to match previous success, analyst says

Iconic ‘90s FPS Doom has returned to Xbox Live Arcade today after being absent for more than a year. Bethesda has re-uploaded the game to Xbox 360’s online service, and it can be downloaded for 400 Microsoft Points (around 3.50). Doom originally hit Xbox Live in 2006 via Activision, but …

Several high-profile US politicians have pulled their support for the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) following yesterday’s online protests. Republicans Ben Quayle of Arizona, Dennis Ross of Florida and and Lee Terry of Nebraska have all backed away from the controversial legislation, according to Eurogamer. However, the House of Representatives …

The latest update in MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic has angered a number of players, and BioWare is investigating. Users have reported problems involving the top-level in-game area Illum, where players of one faction are able to constantly kill their outnumbered opponents using turrets. This is rewarding the bigger …

Studio not prepared to support trade show while its organisers back tough piracy measures

Trade body to explore ways of 'positively' cutting down on rampant illegal file-sharing in response to SOPA