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In what has become a slow twist of the knife for publishing powerhouse Activision, a further eight developers have left Modern Warfare 2 studio Infinity Ward. Ongoing embarrassment for the lawsuit-riddled Activision continues, as a total of 25 staff is said to have left the highly prized development outfit. According …

Set for 10.30am on Tuesday May 4th at the Hoxton Hotel, London, senior execs will argue that buyers and reporters must come to Cologne in August for the biggest consumer and trade event in Europe ahead of planning for Q4. Senior execs will be there to spread the word, namely …

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A further eight leave, meaning a quarter of the studio has departed

Absolute genius but deeply flawed – that’s the verdict of Revolution Software’s acclaimed development star Charles Cecil when asked by MCV what he though of Sony’s recent chart-topper Heavy Rain. Half way through I thought it was a work of absolute genius,” Cecil told MCV. When I finished it, I …

Slew of projects expected across all platforms from new engine deal

Striking the balance between responsible reporting and hunting for those all elusive web clicks is a tough one. All news-driven websites tread the line. Sometimes those gambles pay off. Other times they don’t. But rarely do they backfire as spectacularly as they have for Gizmodo’s Jason Chen. The tech site …

Action movie kingpin Jerry Bruckheimer believes games and movies will be visually interchangeable within the next decade. Promoting his new games-related movie Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, he told HeyUGuys, "I really believe in the next ten years you won’t be able to tell the difference between movies …

First he was positive that the Conservatives would introduce game tax breaks, now Ed Vaizey – shadow spokesperson for the game industry – is vehement. Yet the Tory MP, speaking in response to criticisms earlier today, couldn’t promise that a game industry ‘mini-manifesto’ would be released before the general election. …