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Read More »Spector departs Disney as Junction Point Studios shut down
Disney has confirmed the closure of Junction Point, following last night’s murmurings that Warren Spector’s studio had gone under. The developer was responsible for the Epic Mickey franchise, which saw low sales numbers for its latest offering Epic Mickey 2. According to Joystiq, the game has sold just 529,000 units …
Read More »Could the EU be UK tax breaks’ ultimate hurdle?
We're not there yet, warns cautious Take-Two SVP Seb Belcher
Read More »Re-imagining Ni no Kuni for the West
Side's Laetitia Amoros explains how it made sure Level-5's RPG was not lost in translation
Read More »Kabam revenues exceed $200m
Social games maker looks to be another IPO candidate
Read More »Kiss senior team named
Digital distribution management outfit offering developers deals on over 50 platforms
Read More »George Andreas departs Rare for Sony
Industry vet George Andreas has left Microsoft-owned developer Rare for Sony Europe. Eurogamer reports Andreas, who had been with Rare since 1996, has accepted a position as creative director of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. Andreas is credited as the creator or creative advisor on several of Rare’s titles including GoldenEye …
Read More »Crytek snaps up Vigil devs for new US studio
David Adams appointed CEO of Crytek USA
Read More »Remaining in the EU ‘important for UK developers’
European Union enables studios to expand on the continent and trade freely, says Kuju CEO
Read More »Rubin: THQ would have survived in the games industry of the future
THQ stood a great chance of survival if it could have rode out the turbulence of the transitioning games industry. Popular consensus is that consolidation and downsizing will result in a leaner games industry in the future, with the spoils shared between a limited number of huge international publishers and …
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