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Col Kennedy, former head of Disney Interactive’s EMEA product marketing team, has recently come on board as the marketing director for THQ Asia-Pacific. Previously to his role at Disney Interactive, Kennedy worked in SCEE’s EMEA 1st party product team, and now reports directly to Rodney Block, VP of THQ for …

After the departure of Luke Reilly last month, Citrus Media has appointed associate editor Adam Mathew to the helm of Australian Official Playstation Magazine. Mathew has long been writing for OPM, which is now in its tenth year.His first freelance writing job in the games industry was also for the …

Virgin Gaming has teamed up with EA for the most lucrative tournament so far. The firms are offering $1.6m to the winner of the Battlefield 3 Worldwide Conquest Tournament, which kicks off from next year. It will culminate in a live grand finale. You can read more about it at …

But Tim Sweeney believes significant advancements in AI are a distant dream

Multi-core future is the new challenge for game engines, Epic boss says

New project 'elevates quality and depth of entertainment expected from social networks'

Promising new games put under the eyes of publishers at Paris event

An ITV documentary aired last night in UK reportedly used footage from PC war sim Arma II as evidence of the IRA’s procurement of weapons from Colonel Gaddafi. The film, called ‘Exposure – Gaddafi and the IRA’ supposedly showed a scene of IRA militants gunning down a helicopter using vehicle-mounted …

The UK arm of rental chain Blockbuster has announced that as of today members of its Unlimited Rental Plan can now rent games at no additional charge. The company’s website has already been updated to include games on its online rental selection page alongside movies. Unlimited Rental Plans start at …

Writing on the PlayStation blog, ThatGameCompany director Jenova Chen has finally confirmed a release date for ambitious online title Journey. And those hoping to get hold the game before the end of the year will be disappointed – it’s now set to arrive in spring 2012. The game is the …