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Local IGDA chairman speaks out on burgeoning indie scene
Read More »Activision Minneapolis cuts 30 jobs
Business realignment results in cuts to publishing office
Read More »Disney swoops in to acquire LucasFilm for $4bn
Walt Disney Company paying $2bn in cash in deal that includes developer LucasArts and a new Star Wars 7 film
Read More »Disney acquires LucasFilm for $4bn; Star Wars VII confirmed for 2015
Can you feel that great disturbance in the Force? Disney has swooped to acquire LucasFilm in a $4.05bn move. Furthermore, Disney has confirmed the planned launch of new movie sequel Star Wars VII in 2015 with more feature films expected to continue the Star Wars saga and grow the franchise …
Read More »Rockstar officially confirms Grand Theft Auto V release date
Spring 2013 is indeed the release date of Grand Theft Auto V, Rockstar has at last confirmed. The announcement follows on from two separate leaks confirming that date. Xbox 360 and PS3 have also been confirmed as the launch formats. Pre-orders for the game will go live on November 5th. …
Read More »Skyrim Premium Edition heading to select territories in Europe
Skyrim is receiving a premium edition retail release, at least for select countries. A listing on Amazon Germany points to a December 7th launch for the re-release on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. Along with the game, extra goodies such as a map, t-shirt, postcards, an Elder Scrolls novel, and …
Read More »Activision reveals social games platform Activate
Activision Blizzard has unveiled Activate, a new social gaming platform for mobile devices. Inside Mobile Apps reports the platform will offer cloud storage allowing customers access to their games from multiple devices, and supports multiplayer titles as well. Users can log into mobile games using a Facebook ID or set-up …
Read More »First gameplay footage of Angry Birds Star Wars
There’s certainly no accusing Rovio of creating a shameless cash-in. The first gameplay trailer for Angry Birds Star Wars is here, and it suggests a huge amount of work has gone into integrating George Lucas’ intergalactic licence into the gameplay. In the video we see a Luke Skywalker bird attack …
Read More »Release date announced for Dead Island Riptide
Deep Silver has announced an April 26th 2013 release date for Dead Island Riptide in the UK. It will be released a few days earlier on April 23rd in the US and Canada. Launch formats will be Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The publisher has also announced two SKUs that …
Read More »Going free – Sony’s SingStar gamble
It can be startling how quickly the music video game genre changes. One moment Just Dance is nothing but a Rayman Rabbids mini-game, and Rock Band and Guitar Hero are amongst the biggest selling titles in the world. The next, Rock Band has lots its publisher, Guitar Hero has been …
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