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PopCap has suffered an unspecified number of layoffs, publisher EA has confirmed. An EA spokesperson told Polygon that the company doesn’t disclose numbers” regarding reductions in staff, adding that there are no changes to announce with regard to PopCap titles." The spokesperson also confirmed that PopCap HD – the studio’s …
Read More »Don Bradman Cricket 14 priced Rs 4,299 in India, Steelbook as preorder bonus
Don Bradman Cricket 14 will release in India at an MRP of Rs 4,299, distributor Sunder Electronics has announced. The game will be available for preorders starting today at popular online retailers like Flipkart and Amazon, with the Don Bradman Cricket 14 Steelbook being offered as a preorder bonus. Sunder …
Read More »Paul Tonkinson, Ellie Gibson, Jarred Christmas and Holly Walsh join GamesAid comedy night line-up
Industry charity GamesAid has named the acts that will be performing at the upcoming Stand Up for GamesAid comedy event. Paul Tonkinson, Ellie Gibson (yes, as in Eurogamer’s Ellie), Jarred Christmas, Holly Walsh, Paul Thorne, Ola, Kev Orkian and Susan Calman will all be performing at the special event. This …
Read More »MakieLab to speak at next F2P Summit
Co-founders Alice Taylor and Sulka Haro will discuss their upcoming free-to-play title
Read More »Spencer: "Being a fan of Xbox doesn’t mean you can’t be a fan of something else"
Microsoft Game Studios boss Phil Spencer has said fanboys have an unhealthy dislike” for rivals and should realise that all formats have their virtues. There seems to be this natural faction that gets created around what console you own, and then this,” he said at an SXSW panel, as reported …
Read More »Apple shortens iPhone returns policy period
Apple has shortened its return policy for the iPhone from 30 to just 14 days. The new time frame now matches Apple’s other product return policies for its Mac, iPod and iPad ranges. The 14 day return policy also now matches most wireless carriers, meaning consumers lose that particular benefit …
Read More »VIDEO: Kojima presents Houser brothers with BAFTA
Last night’s video games BAFTAs were crowned with a rare public appearance from the media-shy Houser brothers. The Rockstar founders were handed their BAFTA Fellowship by non other than Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima. This is a tremendous honour for us as a mostly British run company and as passionate …
Read More »King IPO values firm at £4.6bn
Candy Crush Saga studio King is pushing to generate $530m (319m) in an initial public offering that would see the British game maker valued at up to $7.6bn (4.6bn). 15.5m shares for in the company will be made available for between $21 and $24 a piece when King floats on …
Read More »Loading Bar loses London home
The popular gaming bar Loading has called time on its Soho location. The firm’s makeshift home on Rupert Street has been a fashionable hang out place for gamers, developers and industry types, and has held a number of events for the likes of 2K, Creative Assembly, Ubisoft, Team 17 and …
Read More »Smash Bros director praises PS4
Masahiro Sakurai has outlined has admiration for Sony’s PS4. I don’t care for faction wars like Nintendo versus Sony,” the Smash Bros director told Famitsu, as translated by Gematsu. PlayStation 4 is good-looking, the DualShock 4 is light and using it feels good, Remote Play can reliably handle even action …
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