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The retail launch for Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has been pushed back to June. Major Nelson revealed on Twitter that the US release date had been moved from April 30th to June 4th – in effort to match the current downloadable equivalent’s latest version. FYI: In order to include the …
Read More »Alone in the Dark studio Eden Games closes
Atari shuts down French developer after 15 years
Read More »Hack group targets online game companies
Cybercriminals target game companies to steal from online games
Read More »Microsoft Spotlight: Mortar Melon
Mudvark on developing a game for Windows 8
Read More »UK government scrutinises F2P kids games
Office of Fair Trading to investigate ethics and practices of IAP in youth-targeted games
Read More »Prince of Persia 2 remake in the works for mobile devices
1993 release Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame is being remade for tablets and smartphones, Ubisoft has announced. PoP creator Jordan Mechner revealed on his blog that the new game "will feature updated graphics, sound and touch controls in the spirit of Prince of Persia Classic," instead …
Read More »Report: 2012 sees record numbers for mergers and acquisitions
The video games industry saw record consolidation in 2012, with total spending on buyouts and mergers hitting $4.2bn. Games Industry reports on research from investment bank Digi-Capital that took a closer look at last year’s acquisitions. While there were 26 per cent fewer deals during the period versus 2011, a …
Read More »Major layoffs hit EA Mobile Montreal
Publisher 'streamlining operations' as it sharpens focus on next-gen and mobile
Read More »Stardock: Lack of DirectX 10 for XP has been catastrophic
DirectX 9 an immense factor in holding back PC development, says CEO
Read More »Namco Bandai to open Vancouver studio
Publisher also plans to open a new office in Singapore in June
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