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But company will continue to develop new games after London Heist is released
Read More »PlayStation named as lead partner for Digital Schoolhouse 2016
Expanded programme aims to reach 15,000 pupils and 1,600 teachers around the UK
Read More »Mo-cap firm Xsens launches new educational bundle
Universities now able to use the same motion capture tech as triple-A games firms, starting in the US
Read More »Blizzard’s Metzen retiring after 22 years
A Blizzard veteran has decided to lay down his tools and opt for a life away from the games industry. Chris Metzen was just 20 years old when he joined Blizzard, working his way up over 22 years to the position of SVP for story and franchise development. He has …
Read More »EA unifies development under EA Worldwide Studios banner
The collective development resources of EA have been unified under a new banner – EA Worldwide Studios. Essentially the divide between EA’s mobile and console operations is being abolished, while Maxis is also being merged into the whole. The move sees a new boss put in place at BioWare – …
Read More »When Mega Man met Metroid: Microsoft’s Joseph Staten on Xbox’s new IP ReCore
The pitch for Microsoft’s latest new IP ReCore is a simple one. According to its lead writer, Bungie alumnus Joseph Staten, it consisted of Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune and Mark Pacini, a veteran of Metroid Prime maker Retro Studios, wanting to combine the best parts of those series for …
Read More »Razer launches $30m Zventures fund for start-ups and new technology
$5m set aside for virtual reality inverstments, another $5m for Android publishing under Ouya label
Read More »HDR update hits PS4 today
The much-touted HDR technology will be rolled out to all existing PS4s today. HDR has overnight become one of the big buzzwords of the industry, and was one of the main features with which Microsoft chose to push the Xbox One S. A lot of time was also spent bigging …
Read More »PS4 Pro is designed to counter PC migration
It is the PC, and not the Xbox Scorpio, that’s at the heart of Sony’s decision to abandon the traditional console lifecycle with the generation refreshing PS4 Pro. I saw some data that really influenced me. It suggested that there’s a dip mid-console lifecycle where the players who want the …
Read More »Sumo Digital announces new investor
Sumo Digital has announced changes among its investors, with Perwyn LLP now on board supporting the studio. Perwyn has acquired its share from previous investor NorthEdge Capital, which backed Sumo’s management buyout in December 2014. With [these] major projects… under way, it’s an exciting time for Sumo,” said CEO Carl …
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