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The executive exodus has continued at Zynga. Two more high-level faces have resigned from their roles at the casual games publisher – chief marketing and revenue officer Jeff Karp and infrastructure CTO Allan Leinwand. These join a list of fellow evacuees that includes COO John Schappert, CCO Mike Verdu and …
Read More »Frank Gibeau’s PR quest continues: Today’s topic – is EA evil?
Summer 2012. Some will remember it for the rain. Others for remarkable sporting calendar. Us? We’ll remember it as The Summer of Frank. When it comes to publicly chatty execs Frank has left all in his wake, providing journalists with daily updates of notable quotes and daring exploits. Well, OK, …
Read More »Medal of Honor DLC recreates the hunt for Bin Laden
EA has revealed that The Hunt Map Pack for Medal of Honor: Warfighter will allow gamers to compete online in a locations based on the real-world hunt for Osama Bin Laden. The former leader of terrorist group Al-Qaeda was killed by American special forces in May 2011. Now EA has …
Read More »Garriott teams up with Zynga for Ultimate Collector release
Zynga has partnered with MMO icon Richard Garriott for the launch of his studio’s new social game Ultimate Collector. The title is already available on Facebook in the form of a Limited Beta. It is developed by Portalarium, the studio founded by Ultima Online Tabula Rasa creator Richard Garriott. The …
Read More »Reports suggest September 21st launch for iPhone 5 in the UK
The iPhone 5 will launch in the UK on September 21st, according to online reports. The new handset will be revealed to the world in the late hours of Wednesday afternoon (September 12th) via an exclusive event in the US. Geeky Gadgets claims to have word from more than one …
Read More »EA and Valve held talks over possible $1bn buyout, report claims
Talks about the proposed buyout of Valve at the hands of EA HAVE taken place, a new report claims. Although it sounds as if the possibility of such a sale remains incredibly slim. The New York Times reports that Valve has been pursued over the years by Electronic Arts, which …
Read More »UPDATED: NCsoft deflects blame for Guild Wars 2 password hacks
UPDATED:NCsoft has contacted MCV to explain that not all of the 11,000 emails it received were related to hacking. Some referred to lost emails and assorted other non-related issues. ORIGINAL STORY AS FOLLOWS: It is estimated that around 11,000 Guild Wars 2 players have had their accounts hacked [or have …
Read More »Introducing the £899 Resident Evil 6 Leather Jacket Edition
Capcom is certainly aiming high with its latest Limited Edition SKU of Resident Evil 6. The new SKU can be ordered from Capcom’s online shop. It contains a copy of the game, four tablet cases (each themed with a different character from the game), some stickers and three new DLC …
Read More »VIDEO: Gamesaid’s epic Cologne-Brighton bike ride
GamesAid has released an official video of its epic Cologne to Brighton bike ride. The event took place after the Gamescom expo last month and saw a collection of journalist and industry notable tackle the daunting 318 mile stretch back to their homeland. Here’s a complete run-down of all the …
Read More »Death in The War Z will result in loss of cash-bought items
The developers of The War Z have revealed a key gameplay feature for its upcoming ‘Not DayZ’ survival horror title. The War Z will, like its close rival DayZ, rob players of all of their progress when they die. But it also plans to go a stage further, thanks to …
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