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The third game in the Skylanders phenomenon features characters that can transform. Skylanders: Swap Force comes with 50 new toys, 16 of which can be split in two and mixed together to form different Skylanders combinations. In a demo shown to MCV, a water character called Wash Buckler was given …
Read More »Crytek considered Vigil bid
German company passed on studio because it didn't want Darksiders IP
Read More »Sony and Superbot sever ties
Studio behind PlayStation All-Stars and console holder part 'on good terms'
Read More »Tom Hall launches game creation tool on Kickstarter
Pieces of Fun looking for $400,000 to fund 'easy-to-use' development tool Worlds of Wander
Read More »Raspberry Pi lite goes on sale
Latest model of microcomputer only available in Europe at present
Read More »PS4 to hit Japan and US in 2013… but Europe in 2014 – report
Sony may be looking to break with tradition with the PS4, but one old habit could rear its ugly head. As was the way with the launch of PS3, which launched in Japan and North America in November 2006 but didn’t arrive in Europe until March 2007, Edge believes that …
Read More »Kongregate makes $10m push into mobile gaming market
Former Zynga boss to lead new development fund
Read More »HMV Tweeter refuses to apologise for online outburst
The woman behind HMV’s famed Twitter outburst last week has refused to apologise for her actions. Last Thursday administrator Deloitte shed around 60 jobs from the retailer’s head office – one of whom was Poppy Rose, who was also in charge of HMV’s Twitter account. Here’s a look at the …
Read More »j2 Global’s Ziff Davis seals IGN acquisition
As reported by MCV this morning, j2 Global subsidiary Ziff Davis has acquired IGN Entertainment from owner News Corp. Ziff Davis now houses brands such as 1UP.com, AskMen.com, PCMAG.com, Geek.com, Toolbox.com and UGO.com. Adding IGN positions it as one of the world’s largest digital publishers spanning some 53m monthly users …
Read More »Further digital growth at Future as UK leads the way
Future PLC has announced digital revenue growth of 24 per cent for its most recent financial quarter. Overall group revenues were down three per cent, although the UK outperformed this with revenues falling just one per cent. Furthermore, Future’s US operations remain on track for profitability in 2013, despite further …
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