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Read More »Capcom lays off US staff, SVP Svensson quits
Capcom’s senior vice president Christian Svensson has quit the publisher as part of a staff reorganisation that resulted in multiple layoffs. The firm explained that "several employees from the US office" were laid off "as part of an overall organisational restructure of the company", according to Polygon. Capcom attributed the …
Read More »Epic founder expects photorealistic games within ten years
Develop Conference: Graphics will be 'indistinguishable' from reality, says Sweeney
Read More »Complete Microsoft restructure sees new boss for Xbox
Microsoft has announced a major restructure of its business that sees Julie Larson-Green head up Xbox hardware and studios. The chaneges have abandoned the company’s divisional structure, which means an end to the ‘Entertainment and devices’ division, and will instead focus on ‘functions’ such as engineering, marketing, finance, research and …
Read More »Sweeney: We’re reliving gaming’s past at four times the pace
Develop Conference: Epic founder says the industry has returned to its roots
Read More »Xbox Live price hike an "unintended error", beta testers to be reimbursed
Microsoft has promised that the elevated prices revealed by the new Xbox Live update are incorrect and will be adjusted when the marketplace drops points for real currency. We reported yesterday that users of the current beta, which converts leftover Microsoft Points to local money and alters marketplace prices, found …
Read More »Traditional Ratchet and Clank series returns this autumn on PS3
There’s yet another game coming out at the end of the PS3’s lifecycle. Ratchet & Clank: Nexus will come this autumn an is a part of the franchises’ main series. The last two games – Q-Force and All 4 One – has seen developer Insomniac experiment with new genres. Nexus …
Read More »PS4 downloads can be accessed from multiple consoles
PlayStation 4 owners will be able to access their digital downloads by logging into any console, Sony says. Speaking at Develop in Brighton, Sony’s R&D senior team leader Neil Brown also spoke up the company’s ‘play as you download’ feature, which allows gamers to play their newly-acquired digital game and …
Read More »Sega sues THQ for CoH 2 pre-orders
New IP owner claims bankrupt publisher was paid half a million by Valve after filing
Read More »Mini golf chain issues cease and desist letter to Minecraft developer
Minecraft developer Mojang has been served a cease and desist letter from US mini golf chain Putt-Putt regarding user-created levels using the likeness of the company’s courses. VG247 reports that Minecraft creator and Mojang founder Markus ‘Notch’ Persson took to Twitter to post an image of the letter, adding that …
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