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Read More »Adidas sues THQ for $10m over breach of contract
Publisher reportedly unable to finish development of MiCoach due to layoffs
Read More »Valve product designer ‘leaks Steam console photo’
As separate report claims to have early specs for the so-called 'SteamBox'
Read More »Zynga stock up following publishing reveal
Shares in Zynga jumped ten per cent yesterday on news that the social games giant is to launch its own games portal away from Facebook. The City’s interest in Zynga’s new venture drove its share price from $13.43 to $14.49 at end of trading. Zynga.com, which will launch in beta …
Read More »New Sly Cooper due this autumn
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time will hit store shelves this autumn, Sony has revealed. It’s the first original PS3 entry in the established PS2 action adventure franchise, and the fourth main instalment. The release window was confirmed on the US PlayStation Blog. The first Sly game debuted on PS2 in …
Read More »Skylanders licensing business takes off
Would-be licensees are lining up to get a piece of Skylanders, says Activision. 150 licensing execs attended a special Activision event on Tuesday (February 28th) to find out how they can get the rights to make Skylanders cuddly toys, lunch boxes, clothes, back packs and a whole lot more. It …
Read More »What’s Out Today? w/e March 2nd, 2012
Two very different types of board games arrive on shelves to day, courtesy of Nintendo and EA. The former continues its traditional board game series with Mario Party 9, which mixes up the classic formula with boss battles and new mini-games. Meanwhile, EA revives its snowboarding series SSX, challenging players …
Read More »Zynga steps up to the plate and becomes a publisher
The mutually beneficial relationship between Facebook and Zynga could soon become more complicated, with the Farmville creator ready to launch an eye-catching games portal that exists outside of the social network. Zynga.com, which will launch in beta this month, will host a range of popular Zynga games as well as …
Read More »EA suspends Battlefield 3: Aftershock support
EA has revealed it has ceased development and support of Battlefield 3: Aftershock, following recent reports that the company pulled the shooter franchise spinoff from the App Store in response to negative reviews. Customers had specificially being complaining of connection issues and unusable controls. "In the interest of bringing consumers …
Read More »Zynga moves into third-party publishing with new games portal
Dev giant steps away from Facebook with independent Zynga.com platform
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