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Former World of Warcraft lead systems designer Greg Street has accepted a lead position at League of Legends developer Riot Games. Polygon reports on Street’s updated LinkedIn profile, which lists his current job as lead game designer at Riot. Street’s Facebook page further reveals that he’s been with Riot since …
Read More »Gran Turismo 6 fails to keep pace
The early success of next-gen consoles appears to have claimed a very high profile victim. OPM reports that estimates from analysis firm Cowen & Co peg Gran Turismo 6’s sales to date in America at 300,000 units. In the same period, predecessor Gran Turismo 5 sold 1,169,074 copies. For what …
Read More »Rabbids TV show debuting on Nicktoons next month
Ubisoft’s Rabbids IP is to make its cartoon debut in the UK next month. Rabbids Invasion will air on Nicktoons on Monday February 3rd at 4:30pm. The series will air daily and run for 26 episodes with each episode lasting half an hour. A dedicated page for the show will …
Read More »EA tipped for third consecutive ‘Worst Company’ gong
The Consumerist has admitted that EA looks like a strong contender to claim an unprecedented third consecutive Worst Company in America gong. We haven’t even begun to ask for nominations from readers for the next Worst Company In America tournament, but some are already making the case for once again …
Read More »Early Wii U hardware underpowered and suffered from a poor tool chain, claims dev
But indies defend console, saying criticisms only reflect early iterations of SDK and praise Nintendo support
Read More »Capcom: PS4 and Xbox One development ten times tougher than last-gen
Capcom discusses its new Panta Rhei game engine and the complexities of making titles on new consoles
Read More »State of Decay’s Undead Labs signs with Microsoft
Microsoft has entered into a multi-year, multi-title agreement" with State of Decay developer Undead Labs. Studio founder Jeff Strain broke the news in acompany blog post, and while most details won’t be revealed until later in the year, he hinted strongly that the deal involves the State of Decay IP. …
Read More »Ford boss declines Microsoft CEO role
Former front-runner to replace Steve Ballmer has no plans to leave auto industry
Read More »Beyond: Two Souls sells 1m copies
PS3-exclusive Beyond: Two Souls has sold more than 1m copies, developer Quantic Dream has announced. The studio revealed the news in a ‘word cloud’ post on its website, stating that the figure was reached just ahead of this past Christmas and thanking fans for their support. Beyond: Two Souls launched …
Read More »Rayman Legends release date leaps forward on next-gen
Ubisoft’s critically applauded platformer Rayman Legends will arrives on PS4 and Xbox One earlier than expected. The publisher has confirmed that the game will now be available on February 21st, a week earlier than previously expected. This means it will no longer have the share the limelight with Square Enix’s …
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