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Developer suite exclusive to members of the Software Partner Program

Gerhard Florin, one of several high profile directors to have resigned from EA since March, has emerged as chairman of browser games firm Innogames. Florin previously worked as executive vice president at Electronic Arts and was responsible for sales, marketing and distribution across Western Europe. Recent directors and bosses to …

Internet services provider Yahoo has sacked its CEO Carol Bartz after two and a half years in the role. I am very sad to tell you that I’ve just been fired over the phone by Yahoo’s Chairman of the Board,” Bartz told employees via an internal email, published by Wired. …

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September issue looks at racing studio's secret tech, the MMO space, the finer points of making a game trailer, and more

The Dark Knight returns this October, and will headline the next London MCM Expo. Warner Bros. has splashed the cash to make Arkham City the headline sponsor of an event dubbed the UK’s version of Comic Con. The event takes place between October 28th and October 30th at the London …

Innogames confident Gerhard Florin can help company grow

The team behind Microsoft’s Forza Motorsport 4 says it leading car firms are lining up for inclusion in the game, thanks to its Kinect features. Announced at E3 last year, the Autovista mode uses the Xbox 360’s motion-sensing camera to let players explore the exterior and interior of every car …

A printing error” has lead to some copies of Driver: San Francisco in North America being sold to customers without a Uplay Passport code. Driver is the first game to ship with the code. It is required for users to access the title’s online features. As a response, Ubisoft has …

Reading based PS Vita developer becomes latest member of UK trade association