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Middleware firm appoints ex-Emergent exec, moves to bigger offices
Read More »GDC Europe unveils first speaker sessions
Flower and Pure developers added to the event's initial batch 19 speakers
Read More »Smoking Gun taps famed writer Rushkoff
Newly-formed developer enlisting the services of Rushkoff to expand game narrative beyond
Read More »Google and MySpace gurus to speak at Develop Conference
Ngmoco, Playfish and other newcomers also set for special Evolve day down in Brighton
Read More »Ubisoft to curb hiring following mass expansion
CEO Yves Guillemot looking to adjust to expansion targets after hiring some 1,300 staff last year
Read More »Grin allegedly axing over 100 staff
Unconfirmed reports indicate the Swedish developer has shuttered two recently-opened studios
Read More »38 Studios snaps up Big Huge Games
Ex-THQ studio saved by Massachusetts MMO developer
Read More »Electronic Game Show returns to Mexico City
Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft, Konami, Activision and THQ all signing up for the October event
Read More »Perry pulls Gaikai press demo at E3
Cloud gaming service only viewable for publishers at E3 due to patent complications
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