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It appears Crysis 3 won’t be making its way onto Wii U, at least not anytime soon. Just to answer the speculation, we are not currently working on a wiiU version of #Crysis3,” Crytek general manager Nick Button-Brown posted on Twitter. The statement follows word of the CryEngine 3 running …
Read More »BlazBlue 1.7m units sold worldwide, Chrono Phantasma hits this winter
The Blazblue series has sold 1.7m units worldwide, Aksys has announced. 800k, or just under half, of the copies were sold in the US according to a post on the publisher’s website. Arc System’s 2D fighting franchise debuted on consoles back in 2009 with Blazblue: Calamity Trigger, and the game’s …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: July 28 – August 4
Valve has revealed Steam’s top selling titles for the past week, with ArmA II and its DayZ mod at last relenting in the face of two notable franchises. Bohemia’s 2009 title took a backseat to both pre-orders for Borderlands 2 in the runner-up spot, and Skyrim’s Dawnguard add-on. The DLC …
Read More »Virtual reality kickstarter Oculus surpasses $1m
Crowdfunding campaign gathers momentum for headset and devkit
Read More »EA sues Zynga for copyright infringement
The Ville has 'unmistakable resemblance' to The Sims Social, claims publishing giant
Read More »The Clone Wars: Zynga bites back, says EA doesn’t understand copyright
Zynga has quickly fired back after EA filed legal action against it for copying one of its games. The social games giant says the games publisher’s move is ‘ironic’ and ‘demonstrates a lack of understanding of basic copyright principles’. EA today filed a suit against Zynga saying its new The …
Read More »The Clone Wars: EA Maxis sues Zynga claiming copyright theft
Disputes over game copying in the social space has gone to a new level. EA is suing Zynga. The firm’s Maxis studio has initiated legal proceedings over The Ville, a new Zynga game which it says is an "unmistakable copy" of its successful The Sims Social. The Ville asks players …
Read More »Dare Blogs – Mad Rocket Games
Dare to be Digital 2012 team Mad Rocket Games talk exclusively to Develop about working on their entry title Ready, Steady, Roll!
Read More »VIDEO: Develop Awards 2012 highlights
Industry luminaries from Valve, CCP, Mind Candy and Gaikai express adulation at recognition
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: SCE UK restructures, top jobs
InMCV’s weekly round-up of the latest personnel news and hottest job opportunities, Nintendo names its new UK marketing boss and we look at the best job opportunities available. SCE UK restructures with Pannell Murray Pannell has been named as the new SCE UK marketing director. Pannell (far left) departed Ubisoft …
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