Publishing

The end of era – Sony has produced its last ever PS2

Sony has confirmed that it has ceased all production of the mighty PlayStation 2. It was reported last week that the company had called time on its Japanese production of the console, but Sony has now confirmed to The Guardian that all PS2 production worldwide has been wound down. The …

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MCV Jobs Weekly: Brown heads Activision, top vacancies

In MCV’s weeklyrundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, former Activision UK MD Andrew Brown returns temporarily to the role and we look at the hottest job opportunities. BROWN HEADS UP ACTIVISION UK AS HEPWORTH DEPARTS Activision’s former UK managing director Andrew Brown has taken back his UK …

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James Bond missing in action on Steam

Three 007 games have been removed from Valve’s leading downloads store, as well as Activision’s own digital portal. Steam users were the first to notice that 007 Legends, 007 Blood Stone and Quantum of Solace are now missing from the service, according to VG247. It was later found that they …

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THQ sale in turmoil as creditors raise concerns

Creditors of troubled publisher THQ have filed complaints about the proposed sale to Clearlake Capital Group. THQ was declared bankrupt last month and immediately announced that it had agreed a sale to Clearlake in a stalking horse bidder” deal. However, US Trustee Roberta DeAngelis, who is overseeing the bankruptcy, has …

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