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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 …

Ico designer to finish work on The Last Guardian 'in freelance capacity'

Battery power limits handset progression, says Unity boss

Industry figurehead Chris Deering to lead new development outfit

Apple UK has published its second weekly charts, and games have once again held their own. Out of the four weekly charts – iPhone paid apps, iPhone free apps, iPad paid apps and iPad free apps – three have a game at No.1. Only the iPhone paid apps Top 10 …

[Intel sponsored feature] Finding inspiration for apps through collective thinking

Amazing Breaker takes top paid iPhone game; Mastersoft Mobile Chess wins on iPad

But web standard currently 'falls short' for high-performance games

CEO David Helgason discusses Unity's next steps and the business he's avoiding

Underwater puzzle game on hold as Andy and the team gather momentum on their Sudoku game