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The Xbox One user interface will be adapted and refined over time according to user feedback, Microsoft has promised. When we look back and look at what we’ve done, we want to continue to adapt the system to what gamers want,” director of programming Larry Hyrb told Canada.com. The team …
Read More »Chillingo founders leave EA
Chillingo founders Chris Byatte and Joe Wee are the latest high-profile names to depart Electronic Arts. Byatte and Wee set-up mobile games publisher Chillingo in 2005, and helped launch a number of major mobile titles including the original Angry Birds and Cut The Rope. EA acquired Chillingo in October 2010 …
Read More »Ex-Far Cry 2 director Clint Hocking leaves Valve
Former Ubisoft and LucasArts dev exits firm after 18 months
Read More »Zynga begins testing Bitcoin transactions
Digital currency spikes above $1,000 again thanks to backing from social games company
Read More »Alex Ward and Fiona Sperry leave Criterion
Studio co-founders Alex Ward and Fiona Sperry have left EA-owned developer Criterion Games. "Alex Ward and Fiona Sperry have decided to leave EA," a spokesperson told Polygon. "We appreciate their many contributions through the years and wish them well in their future endeavours. "The incredibly creative and talented team at …
Read More »Blackberry loses Global Creative Director (who is Alicia Keys)
The Global Creative Director at Blackberry has left the company. That, of course, was singer-songwriter Alicia Keys. Keys was hired by the firm in January of last year and throughout her ‘tenure’ has resided over a spectacular fall from grace for the smartphone firm that suffered a 56 per cent …
Read More »New Sony patent tackles cloud-based emulation
Could 2014 be the year that streamed PS3 games arrive on PS4? A new Sony patent entitled ‘Suspending State of Cloud-Based Legacy Applications’ spotted by IGN that was filed in 2012 but published yesterday details the process of introducing new content” into classic games that are being streamed from the …
Read More »The future of pre-school education is in tablet games
Gustaw Groth, CEO of Polish studio Frugoton, explains how education apps and tablets can aid a child's development
Read More »Fallout series pulled from GoG’s digital catalogue
Having set the internet alight late last year by giving the games away for free, Good Old Games has seen the Fallout series removed from its store. Those who have previously bought or acquired the games via the retailer will still be able to download them from the ‘My Games’ …
Read More »PopCap co-founders depart studio
PopCap has confirmed the impending exits of CEO Dave Roberts and chief game designer Jason Kapalka. The developer confirmed that two-thirds of the studio’s founding trio are stepping down from their posts. The last remaining co-founder, John Vechey, will take over as the studio’s newly appointed general manager. "We wish …
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