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Icelandic studio CCP Games is being threatened with as much as $1 million in lost subscription revenues, as uproar over the company’s microtransactions policy intensifies. The Reykjavk studio has been told by a growing number of disgruntled fans they will not continue their subscription of the lucrative MMO Eve Online. …

Microsoft did not pay for exclusivity on Namco Bandai RPG Tales of Vesperia outside of Japan. Earlier this month Namco Bandai community rep Charlotte Toci claimed this was the reason why the PS3 version of the RPG had not been released outside of Japan. But in a new statement on …

Warner has confirmed that the Online Pass required to play FEAR 3 online is not currently available for purchase from the PlayStation Store. Whilst this is not a problem for those who bought the game new – an Online Pass code was included in the box – it does mean …

The entry-level 160GB PS3 SKU is not being phased out at retail, an SCE UK spokesperson has told MCV. GAME was until recently selling it for just 159.99 – a 90 saving over its RRP – but stocks have run out. Play.com has slashed the price to 199.99 while ShopTo …

Excessive LA Noire workload 'absolutely unacceptable' says IGDA

Following the video games industry’s key legal victory in the US yesterday, American trade body the ESA has celebrated the very important decision. This is a historic and complete win for the First Amendment and the creative freedom of artists and storytellers everywhere," a statement from president and CEO Michael …

Thousands promise to end their subscriptions amid microtransaction outrage

F2P shooter Battlefield Heroes has been reactivated following the LulzSec hack which was later hailed as the group’s last hurrah. Players are now able to access the title, though publisher EA warns that some personal data was indeed compromised in the hack. "Service has been restored on Battlefield Heroes following …

Project Kane halts again, insiders say, while the publisher attempts to conceal troubles

Motion Capture used to be the exclusive reserve of triple-A game budgets, but that's now changing, argues NaturalPoint co-founder Jim Richardson