Up to £10 million made available at low interest rates to encourage small business growth
Read More »Rovio: We want to be "much bigger than Disney"
Move over, Mickey – the Angry Birds will be far bigger than anything Walt ever created. At least that’s creator Rovio’s goal, according to chief managing officer Peter Vesterbacka. Speaking to Business Insider, he claimed the company is aiming to become "much bigger" than Disney, a $24bn company. The Rovio …
Read More »Blizzard and NetEase renew WoW licence deal
Blizzard and NetEase have announced a renewed licensing agreement to operate World of Warcraft in China. The new deal takes care of any potential concerns ahead of the upcoming launch of Mists of Pandaria, the fourth major expansion for the MMO. The companies originally came together back in 2009, with …
Read More »Draw Something stats take you inside the super-hit
'Eye-popping' data from Zynga shows why it bought the social game surprise
Read More »Zynga sketches out plan to buy Draw Something firm OMGPOP
Deal believed to be worth $210m, and is part of social giant's wider mobile push
Read More »Square Enix: Tax breaks will stimulate growth
European CEO and president sees Budget address as 'a big step forward'
Read More »UK games tax relief: Devs’ shock and jubilation
Developers speak out in droves on one of the biggest policy breakthroughs in years
Read More »British band’s Rocksmith trademark dispute unresolved
Ubisoft’s take on the Guitar Hero formula has suffered a further delay to its European release. The publisher’s latest release schedule states Rocksmith will arrive in the UK and Europe on September 14th, but could slip again if Ubi is unable to resolve a trademark dispute. Kris Ford, percussionist in …
Read More »Accused ‘game plagiariser’ lays off dev staff
Social studio steps away from internal game development
Read More »Govt to ease business loan terms for small firms
Treasury 'delivering on promise to help UK businesses' says Osborne
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