UK firms Gateway Interactive and 8 Bit Studios to begin 12-week programme in February
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Character designer pledges continued work 'as needed' on Bravely franchise
Read More »Tecmo Koei puts limits on kid’s mobile spending
Company takes action to prevent minors racking up huge bills from microtransactions
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Berkeley's Memorial Stadium will bear mobile game company's name
Read More »Microsoft promises to safeguard against "advanced persistent threat" of government data snooping
Government monitoring of internet data presents an advanced persistent threat” according to a new pro-consumer blog from Microsoft. Many of our customers have serious concerns about government surveillance of the internet,” Microsoft’s general counsel and executive VP of legal and corporate affairs Brad Smith wrote. We share their concerns. That’s …
Read More »Sony to announce PS4 launch date, price for India between 15-18 December
Sony has broken its silence on when it plans to announce launch details for the PS4 in India. Sony will hold a press conference between 15th and 18th December to reveal its launch plans for the PS4 in India, PlayStation India head Atindriya Bose told MCV at the launch of …
Read More »Training Spotlight: University of Hull
Hull is among the UK’s oldest institutions offering games development courses. But it prides itself on being a forward-thinking body that strives to ensure its students gain employment in this rapidly changing industry.The university has been training students into fully-fledged games programmers for 18 years, and has acquired a reputation …
Read More »Microsoft closes Canadian studio
30 employees dismissed as branch closes after two years of operation
Read More »Atari to exit bankruptcy
A U.S. judge has approved Atari’s plan to leave bankruptcy protection a little less than a year after filing for Chapter 11 in January. The Wall Street Journal reportsthat Judge James Peck of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan not only signed off on the deal Thursday, but actually thanked …
Read More »Court approves Atari bankruptcy exit
Judge thanks parties for their handling of 'difficult case'
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