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Video game-focused charity Child’s Play raised a record $7.6m for children in hospitals and domestic violence shelters last year. The now decade-old charity announced the figure was raised through various events and fundraisers (both official and community-driven) over the past year – beating 2012’s total of $5m by a considerable …
Read More »PopCap co-founders depart studio
PopCap has confirmed the impending exits of CEO Dave Roberts and chief game designer Jason Kapalka. The developer confirmed that two-thirds of the studio’s founding trio are stepping down from their posts. The last remaining co-founder, John Vechey, will take over as the studio’s newly appointed general manager. "We wish …
Read More »Activision’s Marvel titles pulled from digital storefronts
UPDATE: Marvel games will continue to be made available at retail stores, Activision says. Games like Deadpool can still be purchased on the High Street, but is no-longer available from digital download sites. ORIGINAL STORY: Activision’s Marvel-licensed games have been permanently removed from Steam, PSN, and Xbox Live. Game Informer …
Read More »VIDEO: Sony begins Japanese PS4 marketing with new TV spot
The first TV spot for PS4 has gone live in Japan. The short, which can be seen below, somewhat cruelly includes highlights from the console’s many overseas launches. Sony unusually chose to roll out its machine in Europe and America before launching it in its homeland. PS4 won’t arrive in …
Read More »VG247 appoints new editor
Video games consumer site VG247 has a new editor. The site has confirmed that Matt Martin, the former editor of GamesIndustry.biz which is owned by VG247 affiliate Gamer Network, is to take over from current editor Patrick Garratt. Garratt becomes VG247’s publisher. Dave Cook remains as deputy editor. Bringing Matt …
Read More »DayZ alpha racks up 400,000 week one sales
The makers of the hugely successful standalone version of DayZ on Steam have revealed some impressive sales numbers for the game. The alpha version of DayZ, which by the developer’s own admission is still at an early stage and is riddled with bugs, sold 400,000 downloads in its first week. …
Read More »Naughty Dog hints at possible PS4 release for The Last of Us
Hopes for a PS4 version of The Last of Us seem to have increased, even if only a little bit. As spotted by CVG, when asked about a possible PS4 re-release for the PS3 hit on the PlayStation Blog, Naughty Dog’s community manager Eric Monacelli replied: We’re just getting our …
Read More »GallantCloud Games – The end of the beginning
Ben Cooper and Paul Rayment share the team's experiences during the final week of the Microsoft Ventures UK accelerator
Read More »Nial Ferguson becomes MD of Future UK
Future UK has appointed former tech and games boss Nial Ferguson as its new managing director. Media Week reports that the appointment of Ferguson, who was made managing director of its games, technology and film divisions in July 2012, is said to be the next stage of the reorganisation of …
Read More »AMD’s Mantle misses 2013 release
As is now clearly apparent, AMD’s supposedly game-changing PC API Mantle has missed its 2013 release. Mantle is a Direct X alternative that will allow developers to more directly access PC AMD hardware, offering improved levels of performance for components such as AMD’s Radeon graphics cards. Mantle was initially supposed …
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