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Bad news for those who pre-ordered Hyperkin’s love letter to classic game consoles, RetroN 5: It won’t be here in time for the holidays. Gamespot reports faulty pins found in some packaged units have caused the hardware maker to push release past its previous December window and into next year. …
Read More »A ‘substantial’ number of PS4s coming to the UK before Christmas, Sony promises
PlayStation UK is celebrating record-breaking sales of PS4, and has promised gamers that a ‘substantial’ amount of stock is now being flown into the UK. The firm sold just shy of 250,000 consoles in two days last week, significantly more than the previous record holder – PSP – which sold …
Read More »Do you earn enough? Introducing the Salary Survey 2014
Develop’s annual salary survey is back, and we need your help analysing the games industry job market in 2014. This is your chance to share your thoughts on jobs, recruiment, employment opportunities, work conditions and pay in the games industry today. The survey is open to anyone in the games …
Read More »GoW: Ascension director joins Crytek Frankfurt
Todd Papy exits Sony’s US studio now at German maker of Ryse
Read More »Koch acquires mobile developer Fishlabs
Koch Media has acquired mobile developer Fishlabs, the studio behind the Galaxy on Fire series. It was reported earlier today thatFishlabs has been acquired by an unnamed party, but multiple sources suggest the new owner is no longer anonymous. German news sitesNewsslashandGamesMarket.deboth claim that Koch Media is the mysterious investor …
Read More »Sony kicks off PSN sale with 50% FIFA 14 discount
The PS3 and Vita versions of FIFA 14 can currently be had for half price on PSN. The deals mark the beginning of Sony’s ‘12 Deal of Christmas’ promotion which will run for… well, for 24 days as it happens, on PSN’s PlayStation Store. Each offer will kick off at …
Read More »Fishlabs ‘terminated’ after sale to unknown buyer
Mobile gaming company Fishlabs will be ‘terminated’ after being sold to an unnamed party, says co-founder Michael Schade. Both Schade and co-founder Christian Lohr are to depart the Galaxy on Fire developer, andSchade told PocketGamerthat since the agreement is an asset deal” under German labour law, all employees will be …
Read More »Eutechnyx joins the Warhammer development party
A new partnership has been signed between Eutechnyx and Games Workshop that will see the former developer a new Warhammer title for PC and mobile platforms. The game, entitled Storm of Vengeance, is described as a "lane strategy" title, and is set in the popular futuristic universe of Warhammer 40,000. …
Read More »Battlefield 4 pips Call of Duty: Ghosts in first PS4 chart; FIFA 14 tops list
FIFA 14 has emerged as the third-party champion in Gfk Chart-Track’s first PS4 Top Ten. Sony’s Killzone: Shadow Fall is PS4’s No.1 (with an impressive attach rate, it seems) while FIFA 14 claimed No.2. However, arguably the biggest battle was between EA’s Battlefield 4 and Activision’s Call of Duty: Ghosts …
Read More »Jason Rubin calls Nintendo ‘irrelevant’
Jak and Daxter co-creator also criticises Nintendo’s ‘criminal’ approach to third-party hardware
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