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CEO John Riccitiello publicly snubs chance to buy Viacom studio

CEO Heiko Hubertz says developers shouldn't place all eggs in one social network's basket

Infinity Blade will be available to download on iOS devices from December 9th. The game previously known as Project Sword will be priced at $5.99 (around 3.99) and will be compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad and third and fourth generation iPod Touch devices. It’s the first game for …

A fact sheet released by Capcom US has confirmed that upcoming digital-only title Dead Rising: Case West will be released some time in December, VG247 reports. The game is an epilogue to console hit Dead Rising 2. It follows the success of digital prequel Case Zero, which was downloaded half …

Having previously questioned Kinect’s ability to pull-off the much hyped lightsaber game that will be released on Microsoft’s console next year, an SCE software engineer has once again gone on the offensive regarding Microsoft’s motion technology. "We’re not necessarily against Kinect or against depth cameras, it’s just we feel like …

Total global sales of Xbox 360 Kinect have now hit 2.5m units, platform holder Microsoft has announced. The device had previously sold 1m units in its first 10 days of availability. These numbers show that an additional 1.5m cameras have sold in the following two weeks. It means that the …

IndieCity portal rallies against 'manufactured' games and seeks 'arty, experimental' titles

Label boss Frank Gibeau says he works into the silly hours too

Andy Rogers explains why one of the nation's favourite soaps is perfect for social gaming

EA DICE’s highly-anticipated first-person title Mirror’s Edge missed commercial and critical targets within Electronic Arts, a key exec has said. Frank Gibeau, who inherited the presidency of the EA Games label in 2008, said Mirror’s Edge and horror title Dead space each had some degree of success, but they didn’t …