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Apple’s former senior director of Northern and Southern Europe John Perkins is to become the new CEO of online retailer Play.com, according to a report from Cue Entertainment. Perkins has been at Apple for eight years, but will take up his new position at Play.com on April 19th. The retailer’s …

Wireless platform specialist Research In Motion launches tech for in-house phone

Two important staff members have left the Call of Duty studio Infinity Ward, following the recent firing of the studio founders by publisher Activision. Lead designer Todd Alderman and software engineer Francesco Gigliotti have now also left the company after a combined involvement of over fifteen years. The circumstances of …

Opposing factions take out rival ads in national newspapers

Playfish dev will speak at York-based indie games event

British game companies are being offered up to 1,000 each to exhibit their business at the upcoming Gamescom event in Cologne. UK industry association Tiga is behind the deal, working with the UKTI’s Tradeshow Access Programme, as part of a wider scheme to promote UK businesses abroad. Developers exhibiting at …

We might not be getting quite the number of triple-A 3D treats that we once thought were on the way on PS3, but the legendary designer behind Sony’s Gran Turismo series has hinted that such technologies could be integrated into the racing brand. In addition, Kazunori Yamauchi hinted that Move …

The legal row between publisher SouthPeak Interactive and developer Paradox Interactive has been resolved, with the former agreeing to pay up. SouthPeak previously failed to pay Paradox $585,000 it had collected from sales of its games due to insolvency. Paradox then filed a lawsuit against SouthPeak. However a new statement …

Sega has closed its San Francisco games development studio. The outfit, previously known as Secret Level and acquired in 2006, winds down following the completion of the tie-in game for Iron Man 2. Previously the studio had worked on the first Iron Man title and the failed attempt to revamp …

Labour, Tory and Lib Dem parties have each outlined plans to support the industry