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Fans of El Presidente and his immense power will be able to play Tropico 4 from 8th September in Australia and New Zealand. Tropico 4 sees players take on the role of a Central American dictator charged with running an island along the same vein as Sim City, but with …

Dr Jeff Brand has been an advocate of gamers being treated like adults since the 1990s. He spoke at Freeplay 2011 about the politics of achieving it in Australia. JB: The adjective ‘political’ really means to form a party around some issue and barrack for it. In fact, by meeting …

SPY Mouse has released onto the app store today, a new line-drawing game from Firemint Studios, the creators of Flight Control. Playing as a mouse who fancies himself a secret agent, players must take on fantastical feline creatures with an assortment of power-ups and gadgets in 72 levels. Rob Murray, …

Tech pioneer remains chairman, but hands CEO role to Tim Cook

Steve Jobs has resigned from his role as CEO of Apple. Jobs had already taken a step back from the company earlier this year, with reports citing health reasons, with COO Tim Cook taking an acting CEO role. Jobs had previously suffered from pancreatic cancer. Tim Cook will now officially …

Epic Games flashes dominance as Crytek enters the fray

Reports have emerged that Kinect Star Wars and the limited edition Xbox 360 Star Wars bundle have been delayed, possibly until next year. Microsoft confirmed to OXM that both products have now slipped from their original "Holiday 2011" release date. No new window has been given, but it’s likely to …

The strength of the UK games media depends on its relationship with the industry’s PRs and marketers. MCV chats to the latter about the future of magazines, the rise of online and more… Magazine sales are falling, and are expected to keep doing so. How does this affect how you …

Evolution Studios producer aims to kill exhaustive overtime with new company

Former Sony Liverpool developer Andy Gahan offers an earnest view on going alone