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Had you forgotten that Atari exists? Well, it sounds like it may sadly not exist for much longer. The LA Times reports that the cherished retro brand and three of its affiliates filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New York last night. Apparently the motivation was for the company to …
Read More »Blockbusters store closure count now at 160
Deloitte has this morning confirmed it will close at least 160 Blockbusters stores as part of the rental chain’s administration process. Management pre-administration had already planned to shut down around that many stores to shape up finances, but ran out of time before going bust earlier in the week. Deloitte …
Read More »Temple Run 2 Android launch planned for next week
Imangi Studios caught us off guard with the out-of-nowhere launch of Temple Run 2 on iOS, but what’s the word on the Android version? The developer told Polygon that the wait won’t be long for Android users, with the company intending to launch the sequel to the hit infinite runner …
Read More »Valve launches community-powered Steam Guides
Valve has announced the official release of Steam Guides, a player-driven catalog of tips and walkthrough references available for all to peruse. Introduced last month in beta, Steam Guides already boasts nearly 1,500 individual references. Each one created by the players, for the players. "Players may easily create guides through …
Read More »PS4 to abandon DualShock design – report
Sony’s PlayStation 4 will be the first machine in the series to abandon the DualShock joypad design, according to online reports. CVG claims to have word from a studio source working on an unspecified Sony game who says that several designs have been tossed about, some of which are closer …
Read More »Making sense of the next-gen spec rumour mill
It’s easy to think up some numbers. That’s true whether you’re a journalist or a tech person trying to sound clever in front of a journalist. And whilst we wouldn’t accuse any of the authors behind yesterday’s pair of next-gen spec stories of making anything up, they were so wildly …
Read More »PQube to publish Moto GP
UK firm PQube has signed a new deal with developer Milestone to publish the next MotoGP title. The company will handle MotoGP 13’s release in the UK and EMEA territories later this year. It will be available on 360, PS3,PC and Vita. PQube CEO Dave Painsaid: We’ve enjoyed working with …
Read More »Zynga loses Facebook crown as FarmVille 2 is overtaken
FarmVille 2’s hefty stint as Facebook’s No.1 game has come to an end. Well, it has according to one measure, at least. AppData reports that Zynga’s game currently commands some 8.8 DAUs (daily active users). That places it second behind King.com’s Candy Crush Saga which currently has 9.7m DAUs. However, …
Read More »Ex-Konami Europe boss heads to Capcom
Kunio Neo to take on yet to be announced senior role
Read More »Europe to get pre-owned digital music market; Games on the agenda
US second-hand digital music marketplace ReDigi is preparing to launch in Europe and expand into areas including ebooks and video games. The company labels itself as the world’s first legal online marketplace for used” digital music whereby consumers can sell on second-hand digital goods as sites such as Ebay allow …
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