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Read More »Report: EA Partners to close
Unreleased titles such as Insomniac's Fuse will not be affected by closure, claim multiple sources
Read More »Next-gen and games education
Develop speaks to experts about what the new era of consoles will mean for education
Read More »Crysis, Portal 2, Left 4 Dead publisher EA Partners to shut down – reports
EA Partners, the publishing label through which EA published games developed by external independent developers, is being shut down, reports have suggested. The news comes from Game Informer, which has quoted multiple sources as saying that the move is part of an EA restructuring, which recently saw the departure of …
Read More »US broadband speeds up 28%
Akamai releases new "State of the Internet" report showing growth in broadband speeds
Read More »Report: EA Partners label shutting down
EA is reportedly set to close EA Partners, the firm’s program for providing contract-based publishing services for third-party developers. Game Informer cites multiple anonymous sources close to the matter” that state the label will soon shut down. Partners previously brought about partnerships with the likes of Harmonix (Rock Band), Valve …
Read More »Microsoft confirms May 21st next Xbox reveal
Next generation Xbox to be unveiled in 27 days
Read More »Next Xbox reveal confirmed for May 21st
Microsoft has finally confirmed when the first public details about the Next Xbox will be revealed. The format holder has confirmed a May 21st event at 10am PST in the USA – that’s 6pm BST UK time. An event listing on Facebook talks of an Xbox Live and Xbox.com livestream. …
Read More »Next Call of Duty to drop ‘Modern Warfare’ name, called Call of Duty: Ghosts
Activision’s next Call of Duty will be called Call of Duty: Ghosts. That’s according to a retail listing on Tesco Direct. It could be wrong, of course, but the clearly final product cover image it includes more or less proves its authenticity. It lists the release date as December 31st …
Read More »More Skylanders products head to retail
A huge array of new licensed Skylanders products will hit retail this summer. Mobile phone accessories, toys, stationary sets, balloons, shoes and stickers will launch in the coming weeks to complement the existing range of plush toys, calendars, birthday cards, cakes and toiletries. There are now well over 120 Skylanders …
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