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Chinese technology manufacturer Foxconn has admitted hiring children as young as 14 to work in its factories. Reuters reports that Foxconn has admitted to the discovery some interns” at its Yantai plant who were aged between 14-16. Said the company: "This is not only a violation of China’s labor law, …
Read More »GREE debuts Unity and HTML5 toolset
Social giant's open-source Lightweight SWF tech to allow for developing smartphone apps
Read More »Black Ops Vita dev Nihilistic Software quits console market
The studio currently working on PlayStation Vita release Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified is to abandon the console gaming sector. It’s also undergoing a rebranding, adopting the new name nStigate Games. It will in future be focusing on digital and mobile titles. It claims that no jobs will be …
Read More »INTERVIEW: The new ‘Station masters
The momentum appears to be behind PlayStation 3. Strong showings at E3, Gamescom and Tokyo Games Show, coupled with a promising line-up and a new look console, has seen confidence in the business grow over the past six months. That’s true in the UK, too. A recent uptick in hardware …
Read More »Ubisoft vets form new studio
Red Barrel already at work on horror game Outlast
Read More »LIVEBLOG: The Games Media Awards 2012
It’s time. The Games Media Awards 2012 kick off tonight, and you can follow every moment right here. Whether you’re heading to London or following events from the comfort of your web browser, you can take part! Simply take to Twitter and include the official GMA 2012 hashtag – #gma12 …
Read More »LEGO Batman: The Movie is real – see the trailer here
First there was LEGO. Then there was Batman. Then there was LEGO Batman. And now there’s this. The popular combination of Denmark’s leading export and DC’s darkest superhero is taking the next logical step in its evolution by crossing from the console to the cinema. In conjunction with TTGames, LEGO …
Read More »Club Penguin co-founder Merrifield quits Disney
Lane Merrifield, one of the co-founders of Club Penguin, has quit the company. The move comes five years after the kids’ network was acquired by Disney. His departure is effective immediately, though it is understood that Merrifield will remain at hand until the transition is officially completed on February 1st. …
Read More »Starhawk dev Lightbox confirms layoffs, shifting focus to iOS
Starhawk developer Lightbox Interactive has confirmed layoffs affecting two dozen employees, with the studio also revealing plans to shift away from console development entirely. Company president Dylan Jobe confirmed the news to GameInformer, adding that all of the employees were notified in advance and given severance packages. Jobe went on …
Read More »Project Eternity closes at over $4m pledged
Obsidian’s incredible Kickstarter push for Project Eternity has finally come to a close, amassing over $4m in the process. While the Kickstarter page itself lists the total at just under the final stretch goal at $3,986,929, Obsidian revealed that combined with the $176,279 pledged from PayPal the final total comes …
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