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The need to adapt to the increasingly digital games market was the driving force behind Namco Bandai’s decision to combine its Games and Network divisions, US VP of marketing Carlson Choi has told MCV. "Previously, there were different brands that one of these departments had access to that the other …

MMO developer and publisher Trion Worlds has announced that more than one million user accounts have been registered with the company to date. This massive audience suggests a high level of interest for the firm’s first release, MMORPG Rift, which arrives on March 4th. The announcement was made as the …

New MMO title to be built in the US

After enjoying great success with its free to download Doctor Who: The Adventure Games series last year, the BBC has lifted the lid on its next project – a free-to-play Doctor Who MMO. Called Doctor Who: Worlds in Time, BBC Worldwide says the game "allows players to enter the TARDIS …

Facebook games giant resolves dispute with Digital Chocolate over copyright infringement

Why have you combined your Networks and Games divisions?Previously, there were different brands that one of these departments had access to that the other one didn’t. Putting these two departments together means the likes of Tekken, Ace Combat, Inversion and so on can now be accessed by all the development …

NaturalMotion technology 'empowered our animators to create believable characters'

Meet a start-up that's causing quite a stir with their mobile apps

The war against PS3 piracy has reached a new intensity with news that the home of a German hacker has been raided by police. Sony has confirmed to Kotaku that the raid on the property of hacker "graf_chokolo" did take place. it’s understood that police seized PCs and PS3s. A …

It was a question that was asked over and over again after MCV published an opinion piece voicing concern over the content of the Dead Island trailer – will the emotion so successfully depicted be a core component of the actual gameplay? Emotion can still be a tricky subject for …