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EA Games president on the benefits of an autonomous studio structure

Many would have you believe that the death of the disc is inevitable. Global internet penetration is still rising and the range of content that people can download is expanding, to the extent where practically every device with a screen has access to some form of digital distribution. We have …

Mortal Kombat is one of the longest-running fighting franchises on the market, but it hasn’t been an easy battle. Originally an arcade-centric series eventually ported to consoles, Mortal Kombat has since focused on fighting in the home, with each iteration keeping the brand up-to-date with rival titles. It has even …

Nintendo fans may be enjoying the augmented reality functions on their new 3DS, but THQ is bringing a similar experience to Kinect owners. Due on April 15th, the 360-exclusive Fantastic Pets allows gamers to interact with virtual animals via gestures made to the motion-sensing camera. Unlike rival titles, such as …

Leading games firms will come out in force for this month’s Gadget Show Live. Exhibitors already confirmed for the consumer show include Nintendo, Sony, GAME, HMV, EA, Warner Bros, 2K Games, and Mad Catz – and all are keen to show off their wares. For the first time, gaming will …

Fight Night Champion and Shift 2 Unleashed are the first video games to incorporate QR codes. EA has teamed up with deodorant brand Lynx to introduce this unique form of in-game advertising to the Xbox 360 versions of its latest releases. Using a smartphone, gamers will be able to scan …

2010 was once described as "the year of the PlayStation" and Sony looks like it has come up trumps – in Japan at least. Numbers from Andriasang show that PSP was the best selling games hardware in Japan in 2010, shifting 2,640,499 units between March 29th 2010 and March 27th …

Ex-Bizarre staff back from the brink and ready to shape their own futures

Unpleasant Horse the first release from experimental games label 4th & Battery

Free-to-play online games publisher Bigpoint has hired a second CEO to handle business at the firm’s Hamburg office. Gamasutra reports that former Discovery Networks EMEA MD Arthur Bastings will be taking on the new role, leaving current CEO Heiko Hubertz to lead the firm’s US office. I think it makes …