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Ubisoft has announced it currently working on Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Online, the first free-to-play entry in the series. The game is being developed by Ubisoft Singapore and is a multiplayer-only, third-person tactical shooter. It will be available to download on PC, with a closed beta due to start later …

John Riccitiello has opened up on the pressures, pain, failure, embarrassments, loss and hope of his four years so far as Electronic Arts CEO. Speaking at a graduation speech last week at his old university, Riccitiello stated: In the churn of all this industry change, EA found itself on the …

Microsoft has announced that a brand new Gears of War 3 trailer will be aired in the UK after the Champions League final this Saturday. It can be seen after the final whistle blows at Wembley following the heavyweight clash between Manchester United and Barcelona – around 21:45 or a …

E3 may be on everyone’s lips at the moment, but there’s a sizeable shindig due to take place a lot closer to home first. The London MCM Expo has long since been a hit with movie and comic fans, and its relevance to the gaming community is growing every year. …

Popular fantasy tale A Game of Thrones is coming to PC this September. Ubisoft is handling the UK release of A Game of Thrones: Genesis, a strategy title based on the A Song of Fire and Ice books. It will cover the events leading up to the smash hit HBO series …

MMO publisher NCsoft is preparing for some major reveals at Gamescom this year having posted some solid financial results. The South Korean publisher saw sales of 155bn Won (87.9m) for Q1 2011, a decrease of two per cent quarter-on-quarter and a seven per cent dip year-on-year. Meanwhile, net income reached …

Team Bondi boss: MotionScan adds the best of Hollywood to a proven game formula

Changes are afoot for the 2011 Golden Joystick Awards.Future Publishing this year will offer publishers the chance to unveil new content during the event. It mirrors similar opportunities available to firms at the Spike Video Game Awards in the US. Last year Mass Effect 3, Uncharted 3 and more were …

LevelUp gaming accessories will now be released in the UK through AntiGrav Media. The UK firm has signed an exclusive distribution deal with LevelUp, which is run by US-based Whalen Furniture Manufacturing. It specialises in gaming storage products for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS, Rock Band and more. We have …

One of the most successful developers in the games business has lashed out on Twitter about what appears to be the cancellation of a mystery project. The thing that I spent one year delicately preparing became meaningless,” Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima posted on his Japanese Twitter feed, as …