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Bobby Kotick may have his doubts, but analysts are confident that Star Wars: The Old Republic is on course to attract millions of subscribers. Activision boss Kotick spoke out against the EA MMO earlier this week, claiming that George Lucas will be the only one to benefit from the game’s …

The Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Ultimate Edition has reappeared on Zavvi with different extras, though the game is now sold out. Earlier this week the 69.99 special edition vanished from the online retailer’s website but now it’s back with new contents. Buyers will now receive a steelbook case, an …

Always keen to teeter on the brink of risqu, retailer Gamestation has unleashed the latest element of its Christmas marketing drive – the 21st century gaming nativity”. Following a poll of 30,000 customers, Gamestation has swapped out the classic characters of the nativity and replaced them with a handful of …

Activision has released a second Zombies title for Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies follows in the footsteps of last year’s Call of Duty: World At War Zombies and recreates the popular multiplayer mode on iOS. The game has been developed specifically for tablets …

Our monthly studio recruitment update looks at Mind Candy, Jagex and Secret Crush

Develop takes a look at Brunel's industry training programmes

Sony Computer Entertainment America has been rocked by the departure of two more key executives. IndustryGamers reports that both VP of marketing Scott Steinberg and senior VP of publisher relations Rob Dyer have quit the publisher. Steinberg was rumoured to have been escorted out of the building by security, though …

The concerns of MCV and others have seemingly been taken on board. Right at the beginning of 2011 MCV warned that Vita and the 3DS could both struggle in the market unless they adapted their software offer to account to the bite-sized low-cost gaming model pioneered by the likes of …

For every copy of The Witcher 2 that’s been legitimately sold, more than four copies have been pirated, according to the CEO of creator CD Projekt. Marcin Iwinski insisted it would be pointless for his company to use digital rights management (DRM) technologies to attempt to curb piracy, but believes …

The creative figurehead behind Ico and Shadow of the Colossus has quit Sony Japan with his third project unfinished, a new report suggests. Eurogamersources claim that Fumito Ueda has departed as Team Ico creative director at Sony’s Tokyo development hub. It is speculated that the 41-year-old will finish his third …