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EA studios Danger Close and DICE are both locked in a project rotation cycle that mirrors how Activision releases games from Treyarch and Infinity Ward. Electronic Arts will "continue to follow our rotation strategy,” said games boss Frank Gibeau. "In general, we’re giving studios a full two-year cycle to get …

Two EA studios will alternate war-shooter releases each year in a new fight on Activision

EA boss explains direction for the studio founded after the Infinity Ward row

Scoreloop team becomes part of BlackBerry gaming platform push

Irish Culture Minister lauds potential of national games industry financial aid

OnLive has announced the OnLive Player App to bring cloud gaming to tablets and smartphones. The app, which is due to arrive this autumn, will enable streamed play of virtually all” OnLive games on iPad and Android tablets. It will support both touch control and OnLive’s own Universal Motion Controller. …

E3 2011: Markus Persson reveals new studioâ??s involvement with upcoming Xbox Live project

E3 2011: British developer showcases Nintendo's new hardware with open world LEGO title

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has given brick-and-mortar retail a shining endorsement as having a crucially important” role in the future of games. His comments come after years of discussion and speculation that digital gaming will eventually dominate the landscape. Retail is going to play a critically important role in the …

E3 2011: Cloud gaming service coming to tablets and smartphones