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Chinese firm strengthens its development arm with buyout of local studio
Read More »Wargaming to build UK education centre
World of Tanks maker's grant to enhance RAF Museum with augmented reality
Read More »Suppliers embark on eBay crackdown on Skylanders scalpers
Distributors are clamping down on unscrupulous eBay toy dealers who buy rare figures in bulk and resell at extortionate prices. Known as ‘scalpers’, these traders buy a store’s entire Skylanders stock before selling it online. Certain retailers reportedly search their own stock for limited edition toys (like the ‘flocked’ Skylanders, …
Read More »FAQ: Lee Schuneman
The Microsoft Lift London studio head gets the rapid-fire question treatment
Read More »Epic Citadel comes to HTML5
fEpic Games' partnership with Mozilla brings Unreal tech demo to the web
Read More »Report: Aliens Colonial Marines co-developer files for bankruptcy protection
Aliens: Colonial Marines and Section 8 developer TimeGate Studios has filed a petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Polygon reports that site has obtained court documents stating as much about the Texas-based studio from the Texas Southern Bankruptcy Court filed earlier this week. The petition, filed by TimeGate itself, lists …
Read More »First Develop Conference speakers confirmed
Boss Alien, Thechineseroom, Kinesthetic Games and Simteractive all set to take to the stage
Read More »Call of Duty: Ghosts goes official, gets release date; Uses next-gen game engine
The franchise that has defined a generation of gaming is set to raise the bar once again with the all-new Call of Duty: Ghosts.” That’s the opening gambit of Activision’s official announcement of the new Call of Duty. Despite dropping the Modern Warfare subtitle, the game is being developed by …
Read More »Sony execs give up bonuses
40 executives, including CEO, forgo $10 million in "unprecedented" gesture
Read More »Call of Duty: Ghosts dated, reveal at Xbox event
Activision has officially announced Call of Duty: Ghosts for PC, PS3, Xbox 360 and next-gen consoles a few days after it was leaked by a couple of retailers. The announcement was supplemented with a short live action teaser trailer, which you can check out below. The Call of Duty-Xbox partnership …
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