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175 jobs have today been lost following the sad news that UK development stalwart Blitz Games has ceased trading. The company, which houses a number of divisions, was founded by the Oliver twins Andrew and Philip in 1990. In slightly better news, two of the studio’s current projects are said …
Read More »Sony explains Vita Slim strategy, but screen downgrade draws criticism
The re-designed PlayStation Vita has been constructed with a very simple premise in mind – make the system cheaper and more appealing. To put it differently, the Slim is about attracting more gamers without affecting the game experience” the machine’s head of design Mika Nagae told Famitsu, as reported by …
Read More »Sony hails "incredible" PS4 yields
SCEA president Jack Tretton has described PS4 production yields as incredible”. And as a result, the exec added, the PS4 launch will be the biggest in his company’s history. "We want to make sure that consumers have an opportunity to buy one on November 15th and through the holidays," he …
Read More »Final Fantasy Agito coming iOS and Android
Title originally set for FF XIII universe to be released on smartphones
Read More »World of Warcraft revenues "drop 54% in seven months"
One analyst has speculated that the time may be nearing for Activision Blizzard’s World of Warcraft to make the jump to free-to-play. A report by Superdata Research, as spotted by CVG, claims that the MMO has experienced a drop in revenues of 54 per cent in the last seven months. …
Read More »VIDEO: How does Wind Waker HD compare to the original?
A new video has offered a direct comparison between the 1080p visuals offered by The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD and the GameCube original. Wind Waker HD is released in the UK for Wii U on October 4th. It was already a visually stunning game, so the jump to …
Read More »Ex-Epic president Mike Capps joins Remedy’s board
New hires made to strengthen Remedy's board during industry transition
Read More »PlayStation PR veteran Fargher joins Activision
Activision has named Jonathan Fargher as its new head of UK PR. He starts his new role on October 7th. Fargher has worked at PlayStation for 14 years, most recently as senior UK PR Manager, and has helped launch every PlayStation console. Prior to Sony, he worked at Psygnosis, and …
Read More »The digital effect – Total War: Rome II was last week’s real No.1
Total War: Rome II would have been the UK’s real No.1 last week, if we counted digital sales, MCV can reveal. The strategy game was No.2 in the UK retail charts with over 32,000 units sold, narrowly missing out on the No.1 spot by just 200 copies. Yet if you …
Read More »Charity opens facility to help disabled gamers
AbleGamers Lab helps special needs gamers pursue their hobby
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