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An alleged payment of $150k from Yogventures developer Winterkewl to Yogscast remains unaccounted for. Developer Kris Vale said in a Kickstarter update post that his studio prior to the game’s cancellation agreed that $150,000 would be transferred to the Yogscast with the understanding that they would use that money exclusively …
Read More »Video suggests Premium subscription planned for The Sims 4
An official walkthrough trailer for The Sims 4 has apparently leaked one of EA’s monetising initiatives for the title. Joystiq reports that the 20 minute video, which can be seen below, carries an on-screen ad for The Sims 4 Premium membership. "The Sims 4 Premium. Save on new packs with …
Read More »Star Wars: The Old Republic made $165m last year
EA and BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic is apparently the fourth biggest subscription MMO in the world. A study by SuperData reported by Games Industry says that the game enjoyed global revenues of $165m in 2013, grabbing a six per cent share of the total subscription MMO market. That …
Read More »Unreal Engine 4.3 includes Metal API for iOS 8
Epic Games allows developers to use new graphics tool to enhance iPhone and iPad titles
Read More »Winterkewl explains where Yogventures’ Kickstarter funds went
Lead developer Kris Vale details how the Yogscast project broke down
Read More »Deep cuts at Xbox Europe as Nadella swings axe
Microsoft is making big cuts to its Xbox EMEA team, the firm has confirmed. It is part of the 18,000 redundancies that was announced yesterday by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. 12,500 of those will be from the firm’s Nokia division. A source told MCV last night that as many as …
Read More »Find out how Oculus plans to rule the world in this week’s MCV
The latest MCV is now available online – this week we talk to virtual reality firm Oculus about its plans for global domination. We also speak to EA DICE’sKarl-Magnus Troedsson about the latest Battlefield game and the developers new studios. In our Insight section this week PCR’s Dom Sacco tells …
Read More »Yogscast cancels Kickstarter-funded game
YouTube stars planning alternate rewards for backers
Read More »Microsoft to axe 18,000 jobs
Microsoft will cut 18,000 jobs over the next year, the firm has said. The majority of those will be in the firm’s Nokia division that it acquired in April. 12,500 jobs will be going from the mobile operation. The move is part of a cost-cutting programme designed to save the …
Read More »Microsoft axing 18,000 Jobs next year
Restructuring follows Nokia acquisition, expected to cost up to $1.6bn
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