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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 …
Read More »Valve adds software projects, concepts to Greenlight
Valve has announced the addition of non-gaming software projects to its community voting portal Steam Greenlight. Software developers with programs unaffiliated with games can now submit and attempt to get their work approved for distribution on Steam. The move comes just weeks after Valve brought its own software line onto …
Read More »Lightbox Interactive lays off 24
Transition from console to iOS means cuts
Read More »Valve adds Greenlight concept section
Finished games now separated from idea pitches
Read More »Greenlight adds software projects
Steam community voting portal now set to clear non-gaming sales
Read More »Rez creator steps down from Q board
Creator of Rez moving to education, but will 'continue making games'
Read More »Not long now! Games Media Awards return tomorrow
Iron that checkered shirt. Make sure you get an early night. Fortify your liver. The 2012 Games Media Awards are almost upon us. The biggest names in the UK games press – don’t believe us? click here to see who’s going – will be heading to London tomorrow for the …
Read More »GAME Stores opening early for Skylanders launch
GAME is opening its doors before school to celebrate the launch of Activision’s Skylanders Giants. 32 stores – including Aberdeen, Nottingham and Poole outlets – will open at 7am on Friday (October 19th), while a further 199 will open at or before 8:30. We can’t wait for this new giant …
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