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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 …

Reports of the death of PC gaming have not only been greatly exaggerated, but the platform is actually in ascendancy, and is set to take the gaming platform crown from its console rivals. That’s according to the PC Gaming Alliance. The pan-industry corporation – formed and managed by big name …

Ray Maguire has left Sony. The SCEE senior VP and UK MD has departed after 17 years at the firm. He has been at the Sony games unit since PlayStation began, with his role evolving over time to include responsibility over the Irish, Nordic, Benelux and the Mediterranean regions. Having …

The historic nautical RTS series Anno is to get a futuristic makeover courtesy of a new instalment announced today by publisher Ubisoft. Called Anno 2070, the game sees humanity adapting to a warming world plagued by rising sea levels. Anno 2070 is a very ambitious game that will feel both …

Microsoft has released a brand new Xbox Development Kit that promises to offer users increased efficiency and reduced costs. The revised XDK is to provide studios with additional RAM for development purposes, and features built-in flash memory and larger hard disk drives than its predecessor. Microsoft is known in the …

Arthur Bastings to handle free-to-play publisherâ??s European business

505 will publish the official Rugby World Cup 2011 game on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this August, ahead of the tournament itself in September and October. It is a major coup for the firm, which has already started the year in fine style with Zumba Fitness currently at number …

Nintendo has branded claims about 3DS refunds and dizziness made in The Sun this morning as "incorrect". In addition, both GAME and HMV have denied issuing refunds to customers. The paper this morning claimed that "thousands" of users have suffered either dizziness or headaches after using the device and that …

Indie music software studio joins ever-growing list of trade association members

MCV readers and awards guests are being asked to help raise 4,000 for Gamesaid. You can donate now, on the night or after the awards to help the industry’s charity, which has been doing fantastic work to help the lives of children and young people. Over 620 retailers, media and …