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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
Read More »Indie Gala 2 now live
Flexibly priced platform breaks $25,000 in nine hours
Read More »Next Xbox pre-owned block "would be fantastic"
A design director at developer Volition has claimed that any next-gen move to block the use of pre-owned software would be fantastic”. I think this would be a fantastic change for our business and even though the consumers would be up in arms about it at first they will grow …
Read More »Apple clamps down on clone apps
Apple appears to have deleted a range of App Store games that were found to be infringing on copyright law as well as unethically duplicating popular game designs. The US App Store has removed counterfeit apps such as Plant vs Zombie, Angry Ninja Birds and Temple Jump, according to news …
Read More »Apple ban on counterfeit and clone apps
But some clones reached top of App Store chart before being pulled
Read More »Income soars at Square Enix
Square Enix has reported a 175.2 per cent jump in net income for nine months ending December 31st 2011. Total net income for the period hit 5,013m (41.4m). Operating income was up 24.5 per cent at 11,220m. Net sales fell 2.5 per cent, however, to 95,738m. The publisher now expects …
Read More »PALGN’s editorial team walk citing a disagreement with management
An email was sent around yesterday confirming that PALGN’s editorial team will no longer produce site content. The passionate farewell email came from site executive editor Jeremy Jastrzab, who has been a PALGN contributor for 7 years. It informed recipients that the editorial team behind the site would no longer …
Read More »‘Vita brings cheer to a dour High Street’
PlayStation Vita can warm up a bitter start to the year for games retail. The games trade is upbeat about the new hardware launch, with specialists and mainstream outlets ramping up pre-orders, launching micro-sites and preparing midnight launches. In a period of market decline it’s a great opportunity to drive …
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