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One of the key studios from PlayStation’s rich history has today ceased operations. Sony has confirmed to MCV that Sony Liverpool is no more, with its resources instead being put into projects at other studios. It’s not yet known how many jobs have been lost. The studio has been the …
Read More »Another open-world zombie game is hungry for gamer’s brains
Yet another open-world zombie title is on the way. It’s called State of Decay and it’s being made by Undead Labs. It was previously announced in 2011 as an Xbox Live Arcade exclusive going by the name of Class 3. Its makers describe it as an ambitious zombie-survival open world …
Read More »Unity to support Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8
Unite 12: Popular engine to offer developers deployment to forthcoming Microsoft platforms
Read More »Xaitment brings AI tech to the classroom
Partnership with Studica offers discounts to aspiring developers currently in education
Read More »Consumers find new ideas ‘off-putting’
Sequels can be just as innovative as new IP, says Assassin's Creed 3 dev Alex Hutchinson
Read More »Building a blockbuster: Assassin’s Creed 3
Ubisoft Montreal creative director Alex Hutchinson discusses the virtues of existing franchises versus new IP
Read More »Sleeping Dogs – from the scrap heap to the top of the charts
18 months ago the code behind Sleeping Dogs lay abandoned. A year and a half later, the game has been hailed as a triumph and sits proudly atop of the UK charts. Sleeping Dogs began life in 2003 when Activision released the Luxoflux developed True Crime: Streets of LA. That …
Read More »Facebook drawing EA ad money away from TV and print
EA has admitted that it is to distance itself from TV and print advertising in favour of a social networking focused marketing strategy. The decision comes following the results of its Battlefield 3 Facebook campaign – the performance of which significantly exceeded EA’s expectations. ClickZ reports that the company invested …
Read More »Update – Report: PopCap staff struck by layoffs
Employees have been quietly let go for the past several months, claims source
Read More »Diablo III gaining 100 Paragon levels in upcoming patch
Blizzard will be adding a new ‘Paragon’ system to Diablo 3 that looks to adjust endgame content as well as the Magic Find system. The upcoming tweaks to the Magic Find system stem from player feedback, specifically frustration over then unfair nature of swapping gear. The endgame additions don’t come …
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