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Microsoft has revealed launch date and pricing info for Xbox Live Arcade’s annual Summer of Arcade promo. Major Nelson announced on his blog that the event will start with the release of Starbreeze Studios’ Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons on August 7th, and continue on with a new release …
Read More »GameStop halts PS4 pre-orders
GameStop has sold out of its PS4 launch stock, and is no longer taking pre-orders for the hardware in the US. The console’s listing on the retailer’s website is now listed as ‘not available’, and a GameStop representative later confirmed the news to GameInformer. Due to high demand for the …
Read More »First Grand Theft Auto 5 gameplay video tonight
Rockstar Games is finally kicking things into high gear in its lead up to the September release of Grand Theft Auto 5. Following a series of trailers that mostly comprised of cutscenes, tonight at 7:30 PM IST, Rockstar will release a gameplay video from the upcoming game, giving gamers the …
Read More »Hasbro pays $112m for Backflip
Toy maker gets 70 per cent stake in mobile developer
Read More »Setting up in-app purchases for maximum flexibility
SOOMLA's Yaniv Nizan looks at how to streamline the implementation of microtransactions
Read More »Microsoft wanted to acquire Zynga in 2010; Mattrick fronted negotiations
Don Mattrick lead an attempted acquisition of Zynga for then employer Microsoft in 2010, it has been claimed. Bloomberg reports that negotiations took place between Mattrick and Zynga founder Mark Pincus. Microsoft had hoped to add Zynga’s then hit titles to its Xbox Live service. Although no concrete reason was …
Read More »Iwata: Layoffs are not the answer to weakening Nintendo financials
Reducing the staff count may lower overheads but it also comes at a cost, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has claimed. If we reduce the number of employees for better short-term financial results employee morale will decrease and I sincerely doubt employees who fear that they may be laid off will …
Read More »Valve’s ‘perfect hiring’ hierarchy has ‘hidden management’ clique like high school
Hardware maverick Ellsworth was fired by studio in February and says it 'stabbed her in the back'
Read More »Vivendi seeks payout after Acitivision Blizzard sale fails
French telecoms giant Vivendi is reportedly looking for ways to extract cash from Activision Blizzard. The company currently owns a 61 per cent stake in the Call of Duty publisher, but has been trying to sell this over the past few months. With no interest from other parties, Vivendi is …
Read More »Report: Mattrick planned Zynga buyout
Zynga's new CEO tried to buy the social game company while at Microsoft
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