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Read More »Warner Bros ponders THQ bid
Five potential buyers interested if more time allowed; court to reconvene Monday
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Citadel Investment Group buys 6% of Take Two
Billionaire Ken Griffin eyes publisher in run-up to GTA V
Read More »FIFA 13 named as AbleGamers’ accessible mainstream game of the year
Charity the AbleGamers Foundation has named EA’s FIFA 13 as its most accessible mainstream game of the year. AbleGamers was established in 2004 and works towards helping those disabilities of quality-of-life issues use gaming as a way in which to improve their lives. Accessibility features in the title include remappable …
Read More »New Sony pre-owned block tech patent unearthed; Bound for PS4?
Could physical retail about to be dealt a fatal blow? We’ve heard the rumour before, and now a fresh patent from Sony has once again hinted that the platform holder is looking for a way to block pre-owned games on the PS4. The tech-heavy document describes a process that sees …
Read More »Star Wars: The Old Republic promises that gay relationships are coming
BioWare is to continue its fine work in the area of same sex relationships by bringing them to MMO title Star wars: The Old Republic. The studio has previously attracted praise (and, from the right at least, some criticism) for integrating gay relationship options into games like Mass Effect. Players …
Read More »It’s New Year – time for a new job?
Only three days into 2013 and we’re all back at work – but who knows what the year will bring? Perhaps you’ll be offered a promotion. Perhaps something bigger and better will crop up elsewhere within your company, or at another firm entirely. Perhaps you’ll swap sectors, ditch distribution for …
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