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Ex-Lionhead developer admits he took publishers for granted before going indie

Suggestions that EA Sports is about to revive the NBA Jam series intensified today as the publishing enterprise announced it had appointed Mark Turmell as a senior creative director. Experienced developer Turmell was central to the creation of numerous breakthrough games such as Smash TV, NFL Blitz and – of …

SCEE has confirmed via the PlayStation Europe blog that the unquestionably interesting adventure outing Heavy rain will be released on PS3 in the UK and Ireland on February 26th. This follows confirmation of a February 23rd release date for North America. Mainland Europe will be receiving its copies on February …

Nintendo has revealed that ultra-relaxing underwater jaunt Endless Ocean 2 will be released in the UK and Europe on February 5th. The first title was released in 2007 to a fairly positive critical reception, though sales data for the title has never been released. New in this version is the …

Dene Carter moved on to regain the ownership of his work

Microsoft has confirmed that Silver members of Xbox Live will be granted access to the multiplayer features of EA’s Left 4 Dead 2 next weekend. Normally, only Gold members of the console network are able to access the online multiplayer features. Access for Silver members will be turned on next …

Dene Carter explains why he broke away from Lionhead

In an exclusive interview with MCV, EA Europe’s senior VP Jens Uwe Intat has stated that Swedish studio DICE is one of the few developers out there capable of toppling Call of Duty from the FPS throne. "In March we will launch Battlefield: Bad Company 2, which is our first …

Says that routine annual updates of high-profile games are a necessity

Developâ??s weekly FAQ feature enters the new year with a "bang!"