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John Schappert, the COO of publisher EA, has in a shock move resigned from the publisher, news agency Reuters is reporting. In an even more astonishing move, he has done so to join rising casual games force Zynga, it is claimed. It’s not yet known what role he will take …

Games released during network outage 'will still be promoted when back online'

It was EA that dominated the charts this month with some 12 games in the Top 50. Crysis 2 in third place was the publisher’s biggest seller, but sneaking under the radar to make the Top Five was Fight Night Champion, the game was the second biggest seller on PS3 last …

Chief operating officer resigns on eve of companyâ??s quarterly financial report

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Developer Turbine will assume full control of MMO title The Lord of the Rings Online in Europe from June 1st, merging the US and European servers in the process. Until now Codemasters has handled the game in Europe. Current players will need to migrate their Codemasters accounts to the new …

Two private equity firms buy 'slight majority'

Publisher THQ has confirmed that it has entered into a multi-year extension to its current agreement with Games Workshop for the Warhammer 40,000 game rights. The deal grants THQ exclusivity to use the license across all platforms including console and mobile. To date the company has published a number of …

Mobile games network OpenFeint has been acquired for $104 million by Japanese games firm Gree. Both firms have claimed that the OpenFeint brand, and its CEO, will remain intact following the buyout. Its new owner, Gree, provides a similar service and said both forces will build a global ecosystem of …

Shigeru Miyamoto, the lead developer at Nintendo, has said that gamers should expect more remakes of classic titles to make their way to the 3DS. The company already has remakes of The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time and Starfox on the way, while third parties have similar plans …