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Assassin’s Creed Revelations will go on sale in the UK on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on November 15th. It’s the fourth main console title in Ubisoft’s popular third-person action stealth franchise. The news comes following the announcement that an Assassin’s Creed game will be released for Nintendo’s newly revealed …

id Software boss says megatexturing isnâ??t sensible for certain game structures

EA Games boss says it is 'actively' looking to bring it back

Selling your engine restricts how you can manipulate it, id Software boss says

This is the first of a series of articles from MoMinis to coincide with the launch of its $15,000 Mobile Game Development Contest – GameCast 2011. Find out more about the contest here. Just a few weeks ago Google launched in-app billing in the Android Market. In theory, it’s great. …

id's Tim Willits spills beans on new titleâ??s PC dev kit

The growing problem of online hacking represents more than simply a danger to PlayStation – it could actually threaten society itself. That’s the claim of Sony’s deputy president Kaz Hirai, who has also pointed out that Sony are far from the only victims of such incidents in recent weeks. "Just …

The most respected journalist at Future’s consumer site CVG has reported of a quite remarkable shun on the competitive floors of this year’s E3. The site has been told by a "senior informant" that the personal assistant of Activision CEO Bobby Kotick was seen at the EA stand requesting that …

Outspoken American developer David Jaffe says differing cultural identity is the reason for Twisted Metal’s limited appeal in Europe. Speaking to Eurogamer at E3, the co-founder of Eat Sleep Play and co-creator of the franchise said: My layman’s sociological view of Europe is that you guys tend to respond to …

Phil White takes senior position on strategy title development