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Jeff Karp, an executive at the centre of EA’s social games output, is in the process of leaving the company to join Zynga, Develop understands. A US source, who engages with EA at senior levels, said Karp has signalled his intention to leave and will imminently join the San Francisco …
Read More »EA’s Battlefield 3 marketing campaign is working
Amazon has announced that pre-orders for EA’s Battlefield 3 are currently tracking at 2,302 per cent above Battlefield 2. It’s an early vindication of the time and money EA has already put into its marketing activity. It seems that the risk of going so early with the hugely expensive FA …
Read More »Sega swoops in for THQ axed staff
'We are deeply saddened by the loss of another great studio' - Sega Studios Australia boss
Read More »Living Legend
He helped bring D&D to Europe. He founded Games Workshop. He devised Fighting Fantasy. He formed Eidos. Ladies and gentlemen; Ian Livingstone
Read More »NSW backs introduction of an R18+ rating
New South Wales Attorney-General Greg Smith has announced today that he supports an in-principle move to introduce an R18+ rating in Australia. ABC has reported the news, confirming that after the in-principle agreement was reached at the SCAG meeting in Adelaide last month to introduce the rating at a national …
Read More »THQ closes two Australian studios, loses 200 staff
THQ has shut the doors to two of its Australian studios this week, as well as a development team in Phoenix totalling 200 employees gone. The two Australian studios to close their doors are THQ Studio Australia in Brisbane, which closes today, and BlueTongue Entertainment in Melbourne, which will go …
Read More »SingStar Back to the ’80s revealed
Sony has announced another disc-based release in the PS3 SingStar series – Back to the ‘80s. Out in time for Christmas, the disc will include 30 tracks, though the playlist has not yet been revealed. Boxed releases in the SIngStar series on PS3 include Volume 2, Volume 3, ABBA, Queen, …
Read More »Publisher shares plummet amid panic trading
EA stock down 9%; Activision down 5%; Take-Two down 9%; THQ down 8%; FTSE suffers record losses
Read More »Activision confirms title of DS Modern Warfare 3
The Australian Classification Board is reporting that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: Defiance has just been rated M. The title doesn’t exist on Activision’s release schedule or web site anywhere. Activision has told MCV that Defiance is the title given to the Nintendo DS version of Modern Warfare 3, …
Read More »Take Two posts loss in Q1 2011 financial results
Take Two Interactive has announced its Q1 2011 financial results, declaring a $8.6m loss, compared to $27.4mincome for Q1 2010. Key sales were led by Rockstar product, with L.A. Noire being its top new IP selling in over 4m units, and Red Dead Redemption leading the back catalogue, having sold …
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