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California–based developer Pandemic Studios is the latest victim of EA’s mass staff reduction operation, reports suggest, and may have closed down completely. An EA spokesperson was not available for comment as a news report from Kotaku went live and suggested that EA has shuttered the studio completely, taking as many …
Read More »Call of Duty: Zombies hits iPhone
Whilst triple-A release Modern Warfare 2 keeps itself busy by tearing up the record books in the traditional games industry, Activision has released yet another Call of Duty title – World at War: Zombies on the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. Priced at 5.99, the title in an extension of …
Read More »PS3 joins the Facebook party
With Microsoft’s social media bonanza due to hit Xbox 360 today – bringing with it integrated Facebook, Twitter and Last.FM functionality – Sony has announced a similar upgrade for PS3 via its US blog. The upcoming 3.10 firmware update will introduce Facebook into the XMB. Users will also have the …
Read More »Publishers Named in Voice Suit
Ubisoft, EA, Disney Interactive and SCEA have been named in a lawsuit alleging infringement of a voice recognition technology
Read More »Russia pulls Modern Warfare 2 from sale?
Modern Warfare 2 on Xbox 360 and PS3 has been recalled from store shelves in Russia, according to internet reports. A translation found at Hellforge claims that the Russian government has recalled the game due to the controversial airport level, in which gamers play the role of an undercover CIA …
Read More »Can personalised games prevent piracy?
Square Enix CEO Wada says user-generated content could curtail illegal copies
Read More »Square Enix’s ‘first global game’ made in Montreal
CEO reveals vision for games development at Quebec summit
Read More »Robomodo signed for Tony Hawk Ride 2?
Chicago-based studio Robomodo has likely secured a development deal with Activision to create the next game in the Tony Hawk franchise. Not long before Robomodo sees the release of its debut project, Tony Hawk Ride, the developer has fifteen new job vacancies posted on recruitment site CreativeHeads. Each of the …
Read More »Develop in Liverpool heralded ‘a great success’
160 delegates attend conference's northern debut
Read More »2010 Let’s call it a comeback
No one’s given up on 2009: With supermarket price slashing and customer demand at fever pitch over the new Call of Duty, plus a new Assassin’s Creed in the offing, there’s clearly money to be had on the High Street this side of Christmas. But certainly this year doesn’t really …
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