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Sony’s ongoing war on hackers has stumbled as a judge has ruled against the company’s planned subpoenas. In order to learn more about the identities of hackers such as George ‘GeoHot’ Hotz, fail0verflow and others responsible for the surge in PS3 hacking, Sony attempted to subpoena the likes of Google, …
Read More »Activision: We’ve had to make some difficult decisions
With the games industry still coming to terms with the shock death of the Guitar Hero series, Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg has outlined the reasons for the dramatic decision. Primarily, he argues that the transition to new business models – and ones that are primarily digitally driven – is …
Read More »OPINION: Hardcore social games can be lucrative
Games Investor Consultingâ??s Nick Gibson on Facebookâ??s lost audience
Read More »United Front dev denies studio closure
Develop source insists the firm will 'remain in business'
Read More »OPINION: Manufacturing. Replenishment. Fulfilment. Logistics.
Distribution is filled with lots of boring, un-sexy words that can make you ignore what is often the literal pulse of games retail. Manufacturing. Replenishment. Fulfilment. Logistics. That’s our veins, arteries, capillaries, and aorta. They keep the games blood of goods moving around the retail circulation system. But give UK …
Read More »500 jobs go in Activision restructuring
Publisher will shell out up to $50m in severance costs to lost staff
Read More »Call of Duty Online is real
As well as the shock scrapping of the iconic Guitar Hero franchise this evening, Activision has delivered another shocker – the first word of an online-only spin-off to the Call of Duty universe. Details are scant and come from the ongoing investor conference call. The publisher has lifted the lid …
Read More »Guitar Hero business ‘disbanded’
The reports are correct. There will be no more Guitar Hero games. "Due to continued declines in the music genre, the company will disband Activision Publishing’s Guitar Hero business unit and discontinue development on its Guitar Hero game for 2011," a statement in Activision’s financial report, filed tonight, reveals. Earlier …
Read More »Anatomy of a Blockbuster: Infinity Blade
Develop's monthly dissection of a recent hit game
Read More »NGP: Everything you need to know
What is the Next Generation Portable? It’s the successor to Sony’s PlayStation Portable. It has a five-inch OLED touch screen with dual thumbsticks, a rear touch-sensitive panel and front and rear cameras. It also uses a Sixaxis motion sensor, Bluetooth and GPS. It boasts PS3-like graphics. It will be available …
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