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Read More »Microsoft to axe 18,000 jobs
Microsoft will cut 18,000 jobs over the next year, the firm has said. The majority of those will be in the firm’s Nokia division that it acquired in April. 12,500 jobs will be going from the mobile operation. The move is part of a cost-cutting programme designed to save the …
Read More »Nintendo sending out free Tomodachi Life demo codes
Want to try Nintendo’s quirky life-sim title Tomodachi Life for free? The platform holder is emailing out codes for a free version of its life-stim game to those signed up to its newsletter. Entitled the Welcome Version, this demo gives players a chance to try the title for free. This …
Read More »Microsoft axing 18,000 Jobs next year
Restructuring follows Nokia acquisition, expected to cost up to $1.6bn
Read More »PlayStation Gamescom press conference confirmed for August 12th
The PlayStation Gamescom press conference will take place on August 12th. That is the day before EA’s press conference, which this year is held on the publisher’s booth on the Wednesday. PlayStation’s event will start at 7pm local time (6pm UK time). Expect some European details and release date for …
Read More »US Xbox One sales ‘more than double’ after Kinect dropped
Xbox One sales in American have more than doubled following the release of a Kinect-less SKU, Microsoft has said. "Since the new Xbox One offering launched on June 9th, we’ve seen sales of Xbox One more than double in the US, compared to sales in May," the company explained in …
Read More »How Dovetail Games plans to have 400 employees in five years
Train simulation specialist Dovetail Games is living up to its promise to expand beyond the railways by launching into the fishing and flight categories. We speak to CEO Paul Jackson on his hugely ambitious plans for the business You’ve opened a new office in the Medway towns. How has the …
Read More »GAME hosts Destiny early access tour
UK GAME stores will give those awaiting Destiny the chance to play Bungie’s online multiplayer shooter early. 27 GAME stores will host Destiny lock-ins from today (July 17th) until July 24th, letting players try out the PS4 edition of the title. Each lock-in store will stay open for two additional …
Read More »Google Play downloads outnumber iOS by 60%
Android downloads jump by 15% in second quarter of 2014
Read More »Vivendi execs mulled firing Kotick during Activision buyout – report
Vivendi executives considered firing Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick during last year’s buyout deal, according to a new report. An exclusive on Bloomberg claims to have obtained multiple emails in which Vivendi’s board discussed the move to dismiss Kotick. The emails are part of a court filing from last month …
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