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Around 40 jobs have been lost at Trion Worlds. Gamasutra reports that the Rift developer has chopped around a third of its workforce, including artists and designers. It is not known whether the losses affected just the Rift team specifically. The studio has said that the move was "in response …
Read More »Capcom turns fan-made crossover game into free official release
Capcom has revealed a community-friendly development for fans of the Mega Man and Street Fighter franchises. The publisher will celebrate the end of Street Fighter’s 25th anniversary, as well as the beginning of Mega Man’s 25th anniversary, with the free official release of a fan-made crossover effort that brings the …
Read More »Hotline Miami sells 130k, has seen ‘extraordinary levels’ of piracy
It’s nice to find out indie hit Hotline Miami is being enjoyed by paying customers as well. Speaking with Eurogamer, Graeme Struthers of publisher Devolver Digital revealed the game had sold 130,000 copies in its first seven weeks – despite being illegally downloaded at what Struthers describes as extraordinary levels.” …
Read More »The Angry Birds movie is official, set for 2016 release
A movie based on the Angry Birds franchise has been rumoured for a while, but Rovio has now finally made it official. The animated flick will hit cinemas in 2016, and will be produced by John Cohen, who also produced Despicable Me. Former Marvel Studios chairman David Maisel, who stepped …
Read More »Rockstar developing cutting-edge engine for next-gen – report
Rockstar North is hiring for what appears to be work on an engine designed for current and next generation platforms. Job listings spotted by NowGamer indicate that the Grand Theft Auto V developer is looking to create a cutting-edge engine. The studio is seeking an experienced programmer to focus on …
Read More »THQ adds Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War to Humble Bundle, sales cross $4.7 million
If you didn’t already have enough reason to pick up the Humble THQ Bundle, the troubled publisher has sweetened the pot further by adding Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War into the mix. A few days ago, Titan Quest and Red Faction Armageddon’s Path of War DLC were added to the …
Read More »Despicable Me producer joins Angry Birds film
Rovio has announced that a 3D Angry Birds film will launch itself into cinemas in the summer of 2016. Despicable Me producer John Cohen has signed on as producer with former Marvel Studios chairman (and executive producer of Iron Man) David Maisel serving as executive producer. Rovio Entertainment has decided …
Read More »Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War added the Humble THQ Bundle
Having already made in excess of $4.5m across 800k purchases, THQ has added even more goodies to its popular Humble THQ Bundle. The pay-what-you-want deal already offered copies of Red Faction: Armageddon, Metro 2033, Darksiders, Company of Heroes and its two expansions. Saints Row: The Third was added for all …
Read More »FuturLab signs Sony funding deal
Brighton-based studio to retain control over its IP
Read More »Hold tight – there’s ANOTHER Android games console on the horizon
With the Kickstarted Ouya now very much on the way, you might think that the Android Console market was all sewn up. Apparently not. Seattle based start-up (and CAPS LOCK nightmare) eSfere Entertainment claims to have designed a unique video game console that will allow people to play their favourite …
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