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Upcoming EA release Crysis 2 will break with the publisher’s recent tradition and not require a user to input an Online Pass code to access key features. GamertagRadio reports that developer Crytek itself, which as a member of the EA Partners program was free to decide for itself, made the …

Middleware giant to update major software products over 2011

FUTURE’S ABC RESULTS Official Xbox Magazine2010: 60,8592009: 60,834Official PlayStation Magazine2010: 46,0122009: 47,033 Official Nintendo Magazine2010: 45,0152009: 51,271 Edge2010: 28,0512009:29,007 GamesMaster2010: 28,0032009: 34,313 PC Gamer2010: 25,0192009: 26,487 Xbox World 3602010: 23,0612009: 25,874 PSM32010: 20,6402009: 21,224Your ABC results were mostly down. Was that really surprising?Not really. Print is still amazingly important to …

IGN may be the old dog of the internet, but it still has plenty of new tricks up its sleeves. As one of the longest-running games websites, it has developed a colossal audience and continues to find new ways to interact with them, such as First Look events and My …

We speak to the creator of a beautiful game inspired by the laws of physics

IMAGINE’S ABC RESULTS X360 2010: 24,090July – Dec 2009: 26,532January – June 2009: 26,092 Play 2010: 21,7352009: 24,062 GamesTM 2010: 18,0242009: 20,013 3602010: 11,1832009: 14,116 Cross-portfolio initiativesHelen Laidlaw – Deputy Editor, How It WorksIt’s exciting that Imagine can make the most of our huge gaming audience and expand on it by targeting …

As the creator of Guitar Hero, Rock Band and Dance Central, there’s no studio in the world with the same music game heritage as Harmonix. But its ambitions don’t end with the music genre. "For the first time, I see Harmonix potentially evolving past exclusively focusing on music games," CEO …

Twenty years of Sonic will be marked by a global merchandising plan. Sega Europe’s newly expanded licensing team is seeking partnerships in every sector imaginable to create new product lines for the mascot’s 20th anniversary on June 23rd. We have some surprises lined up for Sonic’s anniversary,” Sega Europe’s head …

Tech giant's updates to 3ds Max, Maya, and other tools to go on sale April 2011