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Electronic Arts has closed its German-based studio EA Phenmoic as part of the publisher’s company-wide realignment. Games Industry cites several sources that confirmed the shutting down of the development house, putting all 60 of its employees out of work. The studio had worked on free-to-play and strategy titles including Spellforce …
Read More »Sony drops appeal against UK ICO fine over 2011 PSN breach
Sony has given up its appeal against the fine issued by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office regarding negligence in the famed hack of Playstation Network in 2011. CVG reports the firm was assessed a 250,000 penalty at the beginning of this year and, after going through the initial appeal process, …
Read More »Konami admits consumer data exposed
Pro Evolution Soccer dev latest to fall victim to security breach
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: July 7-13
The Summer Sale has made first impact on the top ten selling products chart for Valve’s service, with Civilization V and Borderlands 2 offerings making up nearly half of the list. Civ V’s latest expansion Brave New world finished ahead of BioShock Infinite for the top spot on this week’s …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Multiplay hires Pinder, top vacancies
InMCV’s weekly roundup of the latest personnel news and hottest job opportunities, Multiplay hires HMV and Ubisoft veterans Andy Pinder has joined the eSports specialist as sales manager, whilst Josh Winward has also been appointed sales executive as the firm continues to expand its growing sales team. With experience at …
Read More »In Pictures: Develop Awards 2013 gallery
See photos from the awards ceremony in Brighton
Read More »EA shuts down Phenomic
Publisher continues restructuring to 'priority growth areas'
Read More »MCV India Weekly Wrap-Up
This week was once again dominated by developments surrounding EA’s decision to hike PC game prices in India. The #EAPCIndia Twitter campaign picked up steam and received quite a bit of international media support. MCV India also took the opportunity to look at things from EA’s perspective. Here’s a quick …
Read More »DEVELOP AWARDS: Candy Crush Saga maker King takes Business Development award
UK firm behind the Facebook and mobile hit crowned for its astronomic growth
Read More »Snapdeal begins PS4 preorders with Rs 1,999 advance payment
Snapdeal has begun accepting preorders for the PlayStation 4, and like Game4u before it, it’s asking customers to pay a small amount upfront. Sony is yet to announce the price or release date for the PS4 in India, and while Snapdeal doesn’t list a tentative price, it requires preorder customers …
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