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Retail chain GAME has confirmed that it is to cut 46 jobs from its Basingstoke HQ, MCV can reveal. It comes as part of an internal restructure designed to expand upon GAME’s multi-channel offer and allow it to better to respond to the current video games market”. Current commercial strategy …
Read More »TIGA suggests developers are shunning retail products
Over two thirds of UK games developers are now working on digital games, with only a third left to focus solely on retail games. The findings come from trade association TIGA, which claims that the numbers are symptomatic of a shift away from traditional retail models. "TIGA’s new research shows …
Read More »Sony resolves PSN download problems
An issue that was preventing some PlayStation Network users from downloading content they have previously paid for has now been resolved. The issues first emerged after last week’s maintenance work. In some cases users saw their complete purchase history vanish from the service. The problems that some users were experiencing …
Read More »40 jobs cut as Sega Australia becomes small studio
Remaining Brisbane team to work on digital games
Read More »Resident Evil: Revelaitons typo to be corrected
Publisher Capcom has said it will offer replacements to US customers who received a copy of Resident Evil: Revelations containing a typo on the front cover. Last month early copies of the game hit US retail with ‘Resident Evil: Revelaitons’ printed on the 3DS case spine. As you may well …
Read More »Microsoft Flight lands on February 29th
PC owners will be able to download Microsoft Flight for free in a matter of weeks, with paid-for content available at launch. The flight simulator game is the first from Microsoft to adopt a free-to-play model, unlike previous boxed Flight Sim instalments. Consumers can fly around the ‘Big Islands of …
Read More »New Euro release date for Twisted Metal
Brutal PS3 racer Twisted Metal will be released in Europe on March 7th, co-creator David Jaffe has confirmed. The game had originally been scheduled for February 14th but was held up after publisher Sony asked for developer Eat Sleep Play to make a few content cuts in order to appease …
Read More »Torrent site BTJunkie voluntarily closes doors
Bit-torrent sharing site BTJunkie has made the decision to cease operations after seven years of activity. The site itself did not host content on its servers – which was very much the domain of the recently closed Megaupload – it has taken the precautionary step in light of increasing pressure …
Read More »SEGA Studios Australia downsizes, forges new digital strategy
News has come down that SEGA Studios Australia, the team behind London 2012, is undergoing staff redundancies. Based in Brisbane, the team, formerly known as The Creative Assembly, has been responsible for a significant portion of the highly successful RTS Total War series from SEGA. Now, as they transition from …
Read More »XBLIG isn’t growing, developer claims
Hypership out of Control Dev claims XBLIG has been buried by the new dashboard
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