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Around 300 staff are to be offered early retirement following plans to completely restructure Sega’s business. Local organisations managing packaged game software in Western markets will be streamlined”, the company has said, with its San Francisco already confirmed for closure. Sega intends to alter operations to focus on mobile and …
Read More »Warner announces LEGO Jurassic World and Marvel’s Avengers
Two of May’s biggest films are getting the LEGO game treatment. Warner Bros has announced both LEGO Jurassic World and LEGO Marvel’s Avengers, which will tie in with the release of Jurassic World and Avengers: Age of Ultron. The Jurassic Park title will follow the plot of not only the …
Read More »Nintendo to share ad revenue with YouTubers
New Nintendo Creators Program promising up to 70 per cent share
Read More »Sony removing PS Vita features
Sony will discontinue a few notable PlayStation Vita features in its upcoming series of system software updates. Games Industry reports on Sony’s updated customer support database, which details plans for the removal of YouTube and Maps apps as well as the pulling of some features from the Near social networking …
Read More »Sony partners up with Spotify for PlayStation Music
Sony has joined forces with Spotify for new digital music service PlayStation Music. This new service will allow PlayStation fans to access Spotify’s library of digital music via PlayStation Network. To do this, users will be able to link their PSN and Spotify accounts. Fans will be able to access …
Read More »Dragon Age Inquisition is fastest-selling BioWare game yet, says EA
Electronic Arts told investors last night that its latest Dragon Age game marked the biggest launch for a BioWare game in the company’s history. That’s bigger than any of the Mass Effect games and its Star Wars games. Dragon Age: Inquisition had by far the most successful launch in BioWare’s …
Read More »Digital sales help EA make $1.1bn during Q3 period
FIFA Ultimate Team and SimCity BuildIt helped EA generate $1.1bn in GAAP revenue in the quarter ending December 31st 2014. Revenue from boxed products was up year-on-year – packaged goods made $585m, up from $398m during the same period last year. Digital sales represented around half of the publisher’s net …
Read More »VIDEO: Unreal Engine 4 user creates stunning Paris apartment demo
Level designer Dereau Benoit demonstrates incredible detail and lighting techniques
Read More »FIFA and SimCity BuildIt boost EA revenue to over $1bn in Q3
Mobile release of city building title amasses 22m downloads since December
Read More »Deactivated Far Cry 4 keys were bought via EA Origin
Copies of Far Cry 4 that have been deactivated from gamers’ accounts were originally acquired from EA’s Origin retail platform. Over the weekend, Far Cry fans complained that their games no-longer worked after Ubisoft deactivated them. The fans accused Ubisoft of removing the games because they were bought from cheap …
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