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A number of staff have lost their jobs at Sony Computer Entertainment studio Zipper Interactive. It has not been confirmed how many have departed the studio, which made MAG and the SOCOM games, reports Kotaku. Approached for a comment by the website, a Sony spokesperson said the layoffs were a …
Read More »Anarchy Reigns slips to 2012
Sega’s upcoming action title Anarchy Reigns will not be released until early 2012 in Japan. The news comes from the title’s developer, Platinum Games, as reported by Andriasang. It has originally been pencilled in for an autumn release in Japan. Anarchy Reigns is the latest title to emerge from the …
Read More »Xbox disc read errors explained
Microsoft has confirmed to MCV that the disc read error introduced to some consoles by the upcoming firmware update is not specific to certain types of Xbox 360.Yesterday it was confirmed that any users whose consoles suffer as a result of the update will see their machines replaced with a …
Read More »Sega ‘staggered’ by UK games retail decline
The UK is losing ground internationally as retail struggles and slows, Sega has warned. Mike Hayes, the CEO of Sega’s Western publishing empire, this week revealed to MCV he was staggered” by how rapidly UK games retail is contracting. He said the UK is half as valuable to Sega as …
Read More »200m downloads for Angry Birds
Rovio’s world-dominating Angry Birds mobile IP has passed another huge milestone – 200 million total downloads across the world. The company’s marketing boss Peter Vesterbacka announced the news at the PaidContent Mobile conference in New York, while also saying that the latest Angry Birds Rio game has notched up 35 …
Read More »Sony corrects password exploit
Following a fresh blow it its efforts to repair the PR damage done by the PSN implosion, Sony has now resolved an issue with its PSN password rest page. Yesterday it was reported that users were able to change the PSN passwords of anyone provided they had access to their …
Read More »‘PS3s are overheating after 3.61 update’
Sony’s 3.61 firmware patch for PS3 – which was released as parts of its efforts to plug the gaps caused by the PSN breach – may be bricking older machines. That’s the claim of a customer services rep at developer Rockstar. The statement was made in reply to claims that …
Read More »E3 no-show for Valve
Washington studio won't demonstrate new projects
Read More »Tecmo Koei enters social space
Tecmo Koei’s first social game hits Facebook tomorrow. JollyWood is a new wildlife habitat-themed game that lets users create unique sanctuaries that can feature jacuzzi’s to amusement parks. The game is in development at Tecmo Koei’s Singapore studio, which has been tasked with building social games aimed at a global …
Read More »1m pre-orders for Gears of War 3
Microsoft has announced that Gears of War 3 has passed the 1m global pre-order mark. It’s the fastest title to manage the feat in Xbox 360 history. In addition, 1.29m people from 145 countries have taken part in the game’s Xbox Live beta, racking up 249 years worth of matches …
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