Sony will rename its PlayStation Network later this week, as part of its move to expand its digital entertainment offerings. From February 8, the PSN will be known as the ‘Sony Entertainment Network’, or SEN. All PSN accounts held via the PlayStation 3 and the PlayStation Vita will be renamed, although accounts viewed via …

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PSN rebranded as ‘Sony Entertainment Network’

[Gamasutra rounds up the week's biggest reports on South Korea's booming online games market from This Is Game, the leading English-language site about the country's game industry.] In our latest round-up of news from South Korea’s online games space, we look at a new game ratings group …

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Another ratings group and 470,000 game addicts, this week in Korean news

In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra’s jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Visceral Games, 2K Marin, Sony Computer Entertainment America, and others. Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, and appear in the site’s daily and weekly…

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Get a job: Visceral Games, 2K Marin, and others hiring now on the Gamasutra jobs board

EA’s FIFA 12 once again claimed the top spot in the UK software sales charts last week, making it six consecutive weeks at number one, and eight weeks on top overall. For the week ended January 28, and according to data from tracking firm Chart-Track, the football title even saw sales increase week-over-week …

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FIFA 12 still dominating UK sales charts

Triple Town developer Spry Fox has filed a copyright infringement suit against casual game studio 6Waves Lolapps over its latest release Yeti Town, which Spry Fox claims is a “blatant copy of Triple Town.” Last month, 6Waves Lolapps released Yeti Town as a free app for iOS devices. When asked whether the …

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Triple Town’s Spry Fox sues Yeti Town dev 6Waves Lolapps

In a new Gamasutra feature interview, Mojang’s new lead developer, who took the reins of the project from Markus “Notch” Persson in December, says that he is excited to see what major developers come up with when making similar games. In a discussion of whether Minecraft could arise at a major studio, Jens …

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Minecraft’s Jens Bergensten ‘looking forward to big companies’ making similar games

Daniel Kaplan was recruited by Mojang to work on business development. An indie developer who had gotten suckered into being a CEO of his previous company “because none of the other guys were interested,” he learned how to do business and PR before moving to Mojang. Now, he’s in charge of development of …

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The man behind Minecraft’s mobile and Xbox Live Arcade versions

Ailing magazine publisher Future US has promoted Ursula Morgan, a 15-year veteran with the company, to Media vice president, where she will oversee all of its gaming properties like Official Xbox Magazine and Nintendo Power. The appointment comes during a difficult time for parent company Future plc as it struggles to recover …

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Future US promotes new head for video game magazines

Gamasutra’s regular round-up of worldwide video game releases, “Release This!”, takes a look at every game title we know to be shipping to stores this week, in a custom compiled list. This week brings Capcom’s Resident Evil: Revelations to the UK, while Japan gets Armored Core V and Tales of Innocence R. The …

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Release This: Resident Evil: Revelations headlines UK lineup

[In this weekly column, Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free iPad gaming applications on the App Store as of today, with Smash Cops, Puzzlejuice and Temple Run currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.] This week’s top paid titles are: 1. Where’s My Water? ($0.99) 2. Smash…

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Top iPad game apps: Smash Cops, Puzzlejuice emerge as big sellers