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Hitman Absolution will get its first TV ad on Sunday (July 1st), during the European Championship final between Italy and Spain. The ITV ad is 60 seconds long and is part of Square Enix’s bid to make this year’s stealth action game one of the Top Five biggest sellers of …
Read More »Clint Hocking quits LucasArts
LucasArts developer Clint Hocking has left the firm. The popular games developer who created hit franchises such as Splinter Cell and Far Cry 2, joined LucasArts from Ubisoft in July 2010. Hocking wrote on his blog: "I recently left my job at LucasArts and am moving on to something new. …
Read More »Sports Interactive breaks silence on Eidos split
Sports Interactive boss Miles Jacobson has finally revealed the reasons behind the developer’s split from its publisher Eidos. The Football Manager developer ditched Eidos in 2003, leaving the publisher with the Championship Manager IP but taking the talent behind the successful franchise. Championship Manager subsequently was handed to new internal …
Read More »Zynga shares continue to fall
Three consecutive days of downturn follow 'Zynga Unleashed' press conference
Read More »Activision makes Radical decision and closes studio
Canadian development team shut down after 21 years of business
Read More »Institute of Play’s GLASS Lab aims to engage students with games
Non-profit video game organization Institute of Play has unveiled theGames, Learning and AssessmentLab, a new design center that will research and develop compelling games in an effort to engage students. Announced today during the Aspen Ideas Festival, GLASSlab also aims to provide data on students’ comprehension of core skills needed …
Read More »Dare to be Digital veterans see debut title published
Bafta winners to release puzzle adventure game on Windows Phone on July 4th
Read More »Sega Europe restructures amidst switch to digital
Sega has confirmed it will shut down a number of its European offices as its business switches to new digital content and just select IP for retail. The company will close offices in France, Germany, Spain, Australia and Benelux as it turns its attentions to digital product. Koch Media will …
Read More »Kaz Hirai resigns as Sony Computer Entertainment chairman
One of the key figures in the recent history of PlayStation has distanced himself from the business. Kaz Hirai has resigned his position of chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment. His role as Sony Corporation president remains unaffected. He will retain the role of part-time board member of SCE, meaning that …
Read More »No Dawnguard for Indian Xbox Marketplace
Dawnguard, the eagerly anticipated first downloadable content for last year’s RPG phenomenon The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, is unavailable for Indian Xbox 360 users. While Skyrim was officially released in India and Bethesda does have an official distributor here, no Skyrim content is available on the Indian Xbox Marketplace. On …
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