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Tiny Death Star studio Nimblebit unaware of Disney's plans until game was removed from app stores

Halo franchise developer 343 Industries will pack a batch of maps previously exclusive to Windows PC into Halo: The Master Chief Collection on Xbox One. A new post on Halo Waypoint explains that six maps from the original Halo and two maps from Halo 2 will be included in the …

Reports suggest decades-old Japanese studio suffering debt problems

Long-standing Japanese developer Westone Bit Entertainment is reportedly facing bankruptcy. An industry stalwart for almost three decades, Westone is best known as the creator of 1986 hit arcade side-scroller Wonder Boy, which was relaunched on the NES as Hudson’s Adventure Island, and the Monster World series, which was recently collated …

Former EA business development manager Olga Lazareva heads up new branch

Mobile and free-to-play giant Tencent has been beating out AAA companies such as EA and Activision Blizzard in terms of game revenue, according to a new report. A recently published piece from Newzoo has the China-based corporation topping the 10 highest-grossing public game companies. EA and Activision Blizzard finished second …

Xbox One has got off to a slow start in Japan, but Microsoft has vowed to continue with its ongoing struggle to achieve success in the region. It’s not as though we’re satisfied with the current sales state,” Xbox Japan boss Takashi Sensui told Famitsu, as translated by Kotaku. We …

EA will next month finally roll out the addition of pools to The Sims 4. That’s not all, either – also incoming this month are a collection of Star Wars outfits and the addition of ghosts. Ghosts sees dead Sims re-joining the game world, complete with all the attributes they …