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Divisive horror title Deadly Premonition will shed its Xbox 360 exclusivity next year and stalk onto PlayStation. Sony’s Playstation Blog has revealed that a Director’s Cut will be released for PS3 in 2013. It will include the original game, as well as new features such as HD graphics, an updated …
Read More »Black Ops II Trailer premieres on ITV
Activision will today broadcast the latest trailer for upcoming shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops II. The UK TV world premiere will be shown at half time during tonight’s Poland v England match on ITV 1 around 8pm. The 60 second ad will feature unseen footage from this year’s hottest …
Read More »Layoffs strike Fable developer Lionhead
Microsoft to steam ahead with 100 planned hires over the next year across its UK studios despite redundancies
Read More »Microsoft confirms redundancies at Lionhead
A number of staff at UK studio Lionhead have his afternoon been told that their jobs are in danger. It is hoped that at least some of those affected will be found new roles within the wider Microsoft Studios network. The exact number of staff affected remains unknown. Following the …
Read More »Turtle Beach acquires distributor Lygo
Lygo International has been bought by headset giant Turtle Beach. Lygo is already the official UK distributor for Turtle Beach products. Lygo’s HQ is based in Darlington while it also operates a satellite office in Southampton. Turtle Beach is a major global headphone manufacturer, and has a market share in …
Read More »SPOTLIGHT: Orange Byte Studios – the game audio specialists
Call it fortunate or unfortunate, but creativity in the Indian game development industry is being driven by the independent studios – small teams with big ideas and shoe-string budgets. A common challenge facing many of these developers is the lack of in-house talent for art and sound, and that’s where …
Read More »Second batch of games pass through Steam Greenlight
Valve doubles number of approved titles to 21 due to large number of 'high quality' submissions
Read More »Obituary: Mike Singleton
Storied British game creator passes after battle with cancer
Read More »DayZ creator turns interior designer
Work on the standalone version of DayZ is progressing swiftly and has now turned its attentions to one of the most important aspects – interior decoration. Having borrowed its game world from Bohemia’s Arma II, very few of the game’s buildings have interiors, drastically reducing the chance for loot hunting. …
Read More »Pokemon World Champions invade Pokemon Black/White 2
Nintendo is to release some of the real-world Pokemon World Championship teams as DLC for Pokemon Black/White 2. The in-game special events will allow players to battle against the teams who actually competed in the World Championship in Hawaii in August. The first DLC will roll out on October 22nd …
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