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Has ShopTo become the first online retailer to be called out for early shipping? Eurogamer reports that ShopTo is refusing to sell any upcoming Activision games after a dispute involving November release Call of Duty: Ghosts. Activision has specified that ShopTo can only ship out copies to customers on the …
Read More »Nintendo eyes up smartphone devs for Wii U
Console giant continues push for third-party developers through web and mobile technologies
Read More »Former SCEA and Sumo dev Chris Eden joins Climax
Climax Studios has appointed industry veteran Chris Eden as its new business development manager. Chris has over 20 years worth of industry experience under his belt and joins Climax from the Sheffield-based Sumo Digital, where he worked for three years. I’m delighted to be returning to Climax, the studio has …
Read More »One table left for Xbox 360 MCV Quiz
Quick – there’s just one table left for the first Xbox 360 MCV Quiz of 2013. Costing just 349, a table seats up to five contestants and includes free food and plenty of drink, a great networking opportunity, the chance to win some fantastic prizes and a really fun night. …
Read More »Windows 8 sells 100m licences
Over 250m Windows Store apps downloaded in first six months
Read More »GameStop issues last call for PS2 trade-ins
GameStop has announced it will no longer take trade-ins for PS2 hardware, accessories and games after this month. In a statement to Engadget, GameStop’s corporate office confirmed rumours regarding the discontinuation of Sony’s console – adding that the systems, along with its games and accessories, will still be sold at …
Read More »EA signs ‘exclusive’ video game rights to Star Wars
EA will be going to a galaxy far, far away again more often, following a major publishing agreement with Disney. EA has signed the ‘exclusive’ rights to create Star Wars games on a multi-year deal. It follows the closure of the LucasFilm’s in-house publishing label, LucasArts. Judging by EA’s press …
Read More »Scribblenauts devs sued by cat meme creators
Warner Bros and 5th Cell face legal challenge over Keyboard and Nyan Cat
Read More »Yet Another Bird Game gets a release date, new trailer
Supersike Games’s debut effort, Yet Another Bird Game, is set for release on the App Store on 16th May. Yet Another Bird Game was a runner-up at last year’s Square Enix Game Development Contest India, and since then, the studio has been putting the finishing touches on it for an …
Read More »Suda 51 blames publishers for low sales of Grasshopper titles
Killer 7, No More Heroes and Lollipop Chainsaw may have been warmly received by critics, but commercially they were unremarkable. The blame for this, according to Grasshopper boss Goichi Suda, lies firmly at the foot of publishers. Grasshopper does have a very strong base,” he told Games Industry. It’s just …
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