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Microsoft has announced that former Sony boss Phil Harrison will be the "senior leader" of their Interactive Entertainment Business in Europe, and will oversee Lionhead Studios, Soho Productions, and Rare Ltd.
This Thursday, The Old Republic will have its very first "Weekend Pass Free Trial." This promotion will give newcomers to the game a chance to play for up to four days for free.
If you've been wholly absorbed by the Mass Effect universe lately, the newly-released "Datapad" should be up your alley.
Speaking at Game Developers Conference, Epic's Mark Rein noted that the Wii U version of Batman: Arkham City won't be a straight port of the PC/PS3/Xbox 360 game.
Starting next month, select Xbox Live Arcade games will offer twice the glory, jumping from 200G to 400G.
"If Samaritan looked like a piece of ****, that's what Unreal Engine 4 would look like," Rein told us.
Christina Norman, former designer and programmer of the Mass Effect franchise, discussed day-one DLC and why it is not "evil" to do it.
Jade Raymond, managing director of Ubisoft Toronto, laments the Michael Bay-inspired action games that are dominating the market now. How can blockbusters "weave in a little bit more meaning?"
February wasn't a particularly shocking month for the games industry. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is still the best-selling game; Xbox 360 is still the best-selling console (for the twelfth month in a row)...
The Music Unlimited app for Vita offers access to a number of streaming radio channels, Pandora-style custom streams, and "Music Sync."
