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The studio behind 505’s Rugby World Cup title claims the release will be one of the biggest games of the year” – and will reflect the advances in the sport itself as well gaming technology. The game is due in August for Xbox 360 and PS3 ahead of the tournament, …

Chris Wood and Andrew Brown return to old flame

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'We need to protect our intellectual property' publisher claims

Develop heads to Nottingham to go behind the scenes at Crytek UK

Black Rock Studio let its staffâ??s creativity run riot for an entire week. Lead programmer Jeremy Moore explains why...

The Australian minister for home affair Brendan O’Connor believes that the adoption of an R18+ rating would create new jobs for the country’s games industry. He was speaking to students at the University of Ballarat, where he claimed that future generations would benefit from the new opportunities that would appear …

The once hugely successful Guitar Hero franchise may return from what Activision says is just a hiatus”. The series was presumed dead, yet an Activision executive claims the publisher is not ending it”. "We’re releasing products out of the vault,” said Activision developer relations VP Dan Winters. Read the full …

After months of legal action between Sony and PS3 hacker George Hotz, the two have finally reached a settlement. An agreement between SCEA and the 21-year-old American hacker – also known as ‘Geohot’ – sees the platform holder drop its court case as Hotz picks up a permanent injunction. This …

Microsoft could be bringing free-to-play titles to Xbox Live Arcade at some point next year, if reports are to be believed. A source told IGN that the Xbox 360 manufacturer will be allowing publishers and developers to release free games through its digital service that allow users to purchase additional …