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E3 2011: Jaffe hopes PS3 Twisted Metal will prove more successful in Europe

Genius development engineer John Carmack has admitted that Rage has taken his studio longer than he would have liked, and put the delay down to its drive for top tier technology and tools. That’s the biggest thing when we look back on this generation,” said the co-founder of id Software, …

E3 2011: Scottish studio overcoming past troubles as titleâ??s platforms confirmed

E3 2011: Carmack wants creativity, not tech, to take precedent

Citibank has admitted to suffering a data breach that allowed hackers to view the names, account numbers and contact details of around 200,000 of its customers. Incredibly, Reuters reports that the breach happened in early May and that the bank has only just admitted to its occurrence, which is thought …

The opening cinematic for EA and BioWare’s upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic has appeared online, and you can watch the entire video below. We’re still none the wiser as to when the long awaited MMO will finally be released. Earlier in the year MCV discovered that EA execs were …

Xbox Live is too closed for the developer of PS3 exclusive Dust 514. Speaking to Eurogamer during an E3 presentation, CCP CTO Halldor Fannar said: Let’s just say that with Sony at least they have policies that allow us to build the game the way we want.” That is one …

Ubisoft producer Adrian Blunt has said that the days of Nintendo’s unpopular online friend codes are over. Speaking to MTV at E3, Blunt made the revelation while demonstrating Ghost Recon Online, one of several Ubisoft games unveiled for the new Wii U console. Asked why he thought the game was …

E3 2011: CCP says Microsoft service isnâ??t MMO friendly

Longstanding UK indie co-developing top IP