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Kingdoms of Amalur developer 38 Studios has declared bankruptcy, and that may not even be the worst news surrounding the company in the past 24 hours. Both state and federal officials have launched an investigation into the studio, following the series of events that brought about the MMO developer’s sudden …
Read More »E3 2012: Sony says its competitors "are losing the plot"
As so it begins. Sony has lashed out at rivals Microsoft and Nintendo for neglecting the core gamer in their respective E3 presentations. The reaction to the press conference has been just amazingly positive,” Sony’s head of digital games Jack Buser told VentureBeat. While some of our competitors, seemingly, are …
Read More »E3 2012: ‘3DS will attract more Western devs’, says Nintendo
Reggie Fils-Aime confident a proliferation of Western games is due for the handheld
Read More »E3 2012: Sony is "looking at what OnLive is doing"
Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida has admitted that cloud gaming could very well play a part in PlayStation’s immediate future. Specifically, he conceded that Sony is looking at what OnLive is doing”, adding fuel to the recent reports linking Sony to a cloud gaming acquisition. We’re looking at what …
Read More »E3 2012: THQ failed to break even on sold UFC franchise
UFC Undisputed 3 break even point was 2 million copies sold
Read More »INTERVIEW PART 2: Shuhei Yoshida talks cloud gaming
Following on from Part 1 yesterday, MCV continues its discussion with Sony Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida. Are you happy with the Vita’s first showing at E3? Well, actually, I got lots of tweets to my account complaining that there weren’t many PS Vita games being talked about. In retrospect, …
Read More »E3 2012’s focus on gore and core dissected in the new MCV
The latest issue of MCV is now available digitally, and it includes lots of post-game analysis of E3. We lead with a round-up that points out how the Electronic Entertainment Expo this year has seen publishers focus on showing offgames for the core gamer, with mature themes and action titles …
Read More »E3 2012: More trouble for UsTwo
Whale Trail IAP update upsets consumers weeks after Papa Quash controversy
Read More »Vivendi Activision sell-off rumours resurface
Ongoing rumours suggesting Vivendi is considering selling owned publisher Activision have once again resurfaced. Bloomberg reports that a decision will be made at a senior executive meeting this month. The most likely option is a sale of its 60 per cent stake in Activision Blizzard. It adds that Vivendi has …
Read More »Gamescom next as E3 nears the end
There’s only one day left of E3, but fear not – the next big games show is only two months away. Gamescom will return to Cologne’s Koelnmesse on August 15th and runs until August 19th. And this time it will be even bigger – 140,000 square metres bigger to be …
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