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Part One: EA Games president Frank Gibeau discusses sweeping changes made at the company

LoveFilm has applauded publishers’ efforts to encourage new sales with the rise of second user charges. The inclusion of second user charges means rental copies of titles such as FIFA Online and UFC Undisputed 2010 will have limited functionality – but LoveFilm is happy to see games firms driving customers …

Richard Keith has lifted the lid on the first two blogs to emerge from his Games Tribe venture – jrpgtribe.com and raidingparty.net. Keith announced the formation of The Games Tribe in September. jrpgtribe.com will be run by former Future Publishing face Kim Richards, who formerly served as a games tester …

Publisher Ubisoft is celebrating a double victory in yesterday’s Children’s BAFTA Awards. Rabbids Go Home won the title of Best Video Game, edging out a string of Nintendo nominations including the likes of New Super Mario Bros, Pokemon Heart Gold/ Soul Silver and Super Mario Galaxy 2 in the process. …

Heiko Hubertz, the CEO of Bigpoint, has told MCV that his company’s upcoming browser shooter Ruined could threaten the stability of the console FPS market. Games like Call of Duty and Halo – you wont develop the same kind of game for the web, because they have huge budgets,” he …

You might not think it – and you might not have even heard of his company – but Heiko Hubertz is gaming’s next big CEO. Move over Riccitiello. Move over Kotick. In fact, scratch that. He already is one of gaming’s big business leaders – it’s just that he’s built …

Entertainment giant Disney has ramped up its charity work by bringing games to patients at Great Ormond Street Hospital. The publisher teamed up with Nintendo last week (Thursday, November 25th) to take Wiis and copies of Epic Mickey to sick children. It’s part of a company-wide effort from Disney which …

UK rental giant LoveFilm says its PS3 movie streaming service will exceed expectations. The company launched the utility earlier this month in collaboration with developer PushButton, and has enjoyed a consistent stream of positive feedback. We are delighted with the PS3 package,” LoveFilm’s chief marketing officer Simon Morris told MCV. …

Milestone reached in under two months, developer confirms

London named Britainâ??s number one creative sector