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Simon Byron takes a look at the age old problem of the review scores circus, and the newest ringmaster, Metacritic.

John Broomhall talks to Pedro Macedo Camacho about composing for adventure gamesâ?¦

Propaganda lays off 30; Fall Line and Avalanche to be combined, causing 20 jobs to be lost

Games technology biz dev director departs as part of company-wide workforce reduction

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Epic engine used for DC Universe Online

Render farm management tool adds compatibility for Microsoft's latest

Leading casual games vendor PopCap has struck a deal with Sony Online Entertainment that will see five of its leading titles released on the firm’s PlayStation Network for use on PS3. MCV’s sister site CasualGaming.biz has all the details – click here and you’ll be there.

GAME Group may be centralising its key management and cutting back on overhead, but the good news for the market is that it remains committed to opening more stores this year. Around 20 sites have been earmarked for launch either as GAME or Gamestation. Some stores may close this year, …

The August Leipzig Games Convention has been cancelled. The organisers of the event confirmed the news as it announced a brand new event, Games Convention Online, due to take place from July 31st to August 2nd. Until this morning, the organisers were in a standoff with rival event Gamescom from …