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Ex-Rockstar, Konami and Ninja Theory devs join the team at its new offices increasing its headcount up to 400 people
Read More »Playground Games make key hires for new open-world action/RPG project
Rovio takes a drop in share price but games revenue is up
Shares in the Finnish developer are now down to $11 a share as costs for acquiring users rose by over 300 per cent
Read More »Budget extends UK Games Fund
Yesterday’s UK budget provided some welcome news for UK games studios, with confirmation of another £1m to extend the UK Games Fund until 2020. This falls a fair way short of the £23.7m proposed in the Independent Review of the Creative Industries just two months ago, however, although does at …
Read More »HoloLens patent breach leads to Microsoft lawsuit
Reports from Engadgent suggest the suit, filed by HoloTouch, claims technology in the mixed reality headset has been used while Microsoft 'willfully' knew it was patented
Read More »Gazillion Entertainment reportedly lays off all staff before Thanksgiving
The developer recently had a deal terminated with Disney for the Marvel Heroes MMO franchise and staff have taken to Twitter to speak about the mass layoffs
Read More »Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice already profitable after 500,000 unit sales – Ninja Theory
A development diary looking at the game post-release shows how the studio has made its returns on the game after only three months
Read More »Net Neutrality is to be abandoned by the FCC
The new chairman of the FCC under the Trump administration is set to unveil a new approach that could lead to higher costs
Read More »Playground Games secure a new Leamington Spa office
St Albans House will have over 17,000 square feet of office space for the Forza Horizon developer to make its new open-world action/RPG title
Read More »Belgian Gambling Commission rules that loot boxes are gambling – VTM
After last week's investigation following criticism of Star Wars Battlefront 2, the Commission rules that loot boxes are harmful to children, VTM reports
Read More »Did Ricky Gervais inspire a design choice in Mass Effect? Yes
According to tweets from games animator Jonathon Cooper, scenes from BBC sitcom Extras were the inspiration behind the games conversation system
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