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Runescape studio hires former Rockstar North and EA animator

Studio drops legal threats but asks players to not tolerate illegal downloads

Warner Interactive’s action sequel Batman: Arkham City and Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim were the two highest rated console titles of 2011 according to reviews aggregation site Metacritic. Both won an average review score of 96. Also scoring 96 was indie hit World of Goo. This makes the trio …

Fully customisable code could expedite implementation and debugging

Microsoft’s discussions with media companies to create a new online TV and movie service have been put on the backburner. Sources close to the talks say the company withdrew its interest after deciding the licensing costs were too high for its planned business model, according to Reuters. One media executive …

MCV wants a digital download chart. First and foremost to prevent industry veterans like Geoff Heath saying things like this: I look at my MCV once a week and I see the size of the market in there, and I can’t resist a wry smile, because what’s covered in there …

The games industry needs to get its act together and be more open about digital sales.This is not a warning from senior trade figures, but a warning from MCV itself. For too long, we have reported on the dawning of a new digital chart.UKIE is working tirelessly to create the …

Playfish boss becomes EVP of digital as Cottle quits for rival

CD Projekt Red has said it will no longer seek legal action against gamers that allegedly download The Witcher 2 illegally. Back in December, the polish studio claimed that for every copy of the game that had been purchased legitmately, more than four copies had been pirated. The developer then …

The UK games retail market had a tough start to the New Year. Overall revenue generated for week one stood at 20.9m – a dip of 34.9 per cent year-on-year or 57 per cent over the week prior. Just shy of 1m boxed copies were sold last week, representing a …