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Yoshihisa Hashimoto leaves after five years at Final Fantasy developer and publisher
Read More »One week left for ME’s Top 50 Mobile Innovators nominations
The fourth annual ME Top 50 Mobile Innovators project is currently in the hide and seek stage of the campaign as we’re in the midst of unearthing the country’s finest talent. So, if your company is working in the business of mobile apps and games and has something impressive to …
Read More »Canada-exclusive The Last of Us Remastered PS4 bundle arrives this week
Sony has confirmed a new The Last of Us Remastered-themed PS4 bundle will launch July 29th, exclusively in Canada. The Playstation US Blog details the product, which includes a PlayStation 4 console, a DualShock 4 controller and a digital copy of The Last of Us Remastered. Notably, the package will …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIV tech director leaves Square Enix
Square Enix’s chief technology officer Yoshihisa Hashimoto has left the publisher for ‘personal reasons’. Game Watch reports via Siliconera that Hashimoto was also the tech director of once troubled MMO Final Fantasy XIV and manager of Square Enix’s Advanced Technology Division. He’d been at the company since 2009 having joined …
Read More »Crytek secures funding following financial troubles
Developer insists future is secure as it transitions to an online publisher
Read More »Sony site lists Journey and The Unfinished Swan for PS4
Two additional PS3 titles look as if they may be getting a release on PS4. NeoGaf spotted a (now altered) list of titles on Sony’s official Gamescom site detailing the games that will be playable at next month’s show. Included in the PS4 list are Journey, The Unfinished Swan and …
Read More »New line of Skylanders premium toys to launch this Autumn
Activison has announced that a new range of premium Skylanders toys will be coming to the UK later this year. The limited edition Eon’s Elite set will introduce eight new versions of existing Skylanders characters, with Spyro and Chop Chop the first two ‘fan-favourite’ figures to see a re-release. The …
Read More »Game Source 2014: Essential guide to UK’s video game agencies available now
Free directory features service companies, digital distributors and list of UK games studios
Read More »Game Source: The essential guide to UK video game agencies is out now
MCV’s new little black book Game Source launches today. Game Source is the UK directory of leading games industry service companies, featuring creative and promotional agencies, digital distributors, accessory and hardware firms, logistics and payment companies and much more. The guide showcases the leading players across each sector, offering a …
Read More »Bungie opens Destiny Beta for all
PlayStation will hope so. The platform holder is heavily getting behind Destiny, with a bundle and a series of exclusive content. The excitement behind Activision’s Destiny has really ramped up since E3, and the demand to get on its Beta has been huge. Now Bungie is letting any gamer play …
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