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InstantAction closure 'premature', says former CEO

A record number of industry professionals attended last week’s Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, and it’s fair to imagine the event was covered by more media outlets than ever. Hundreds of developers speaking at the event had their opinions republished across the world, and numerous companies used GDC as …

Develop lists all the key happenings from this year's event

Compounding the widening belief that a new Grand Theft Auto could be announced at some stage this year, a casting call for a mystery new Take-Two project has got tongues wagging. A Kotaku report backs up previous claims that the game will be retuning to Los Angeles by citing a …

Playing video games late at night is one of the main factors of sleeplessness, according to a US study. The National Sleep Foundation found that 95 per cent of people questioned used some type of electronics in the hour before going to bed, while two thirds admitted they don’t get …

Volition has hinted that there will be some fantastic surprises” for fans in Saints Row: The Third. The game is due for release around Christmas” and already looks phenomenal”, according studio boss Eric Barker. He refused to confirm any other details on the game, including whether or not the game …

Online games network Eurogamer has announced that senior staff member Tom Bramwell has been promoted to the position of operations director. Eleven years into his role at the company, Bramwell will now oversee the day-to-day running of Eurogamer.net, on which he remains editor-at-large, as well as industry site GamesIndustry.biz and …

Job posting sheds light on Microsoft plan

Having received word of a rumoured Australian release date this morning, a UK release date for Square Enix’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution has been announced. GAME.co.uk has the scoop – it will hit UK retail on August 26th. The date won’t officially be announced until tomorrow, but MCV can confirm …

John Riccitiello, the CEO of publisher EA, has said that the digital version of Mass Effect 2 that was released on Sony’s PSN has been a success for several reasons. Though he stopped short of revealing the game’s exact sales numbers, IGN reports that the exec told at audience at …