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Ubisoft’s leftfield range of games for Kinect, 3DS and more will help give consumers a reason to buy new games hardware. The publisher broke the mould at E3 with a number of surprise unveilings for the likes of Your Shape, Michael Jackson and Child of Eden. It was also the …

Guildford indie Toytek joins UK games trade association

Studio founder Peter Molyneux to hold key discussions after Fable III project

The industry veteran discusses the Fable studioâ??s creative future and current challenges

Intent Media launches Sourcebook website, a complete guide to the games industry's leading service companies and suppliers

Nicholas Lovell examines the reasons behind Zynga's controversial decision

Sony's pivotal Naughty Dog studio takes us behind the scenes

Microsoft is offering those who have pre-ordered Xbox 360 RPG release Fable III the chance to design an in-game character who will appear in their quest when the game arrives on October 29th. The Fable III Villager Maker, which is accessible via browsers, allows those who have pre-ordered the game …

US games retail giant GameStop wants to exploit the crossover between ‘core’ gamers at retail and ‘casual’ gamers playing online. The firm this week told MCV that it is following customers to the non-console areas they play games in – with the acquisition of Flash games site Kongregate on Tuesday …

He has predicted it, Activision has denied it – but now outspoken US games analyst Michael Pachter has published his most detailed argument yet as to exactly why he believes Call of Duty: Black Ops will offer an additional paid-for multiplayer component. Multiplayer online game play is as strong as …