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XSEED, the US subsidiary of Japanese publisher Marvelous AQL, has rebranded as Marvelous USA. Founded in 2004 by a group of Square Enix vets and acquired by Marvelous in 2008, the new label will incorporate both the XSEED brand of PC, handheld, and console games as well as the Marvelous …
Read More »IGDA chair re-elected as body picks new board
First5 Games' Dustin Clingman returns to post along with Ed Fries and others
Read More »Charles Cecil joins BFI board
Film veteran Pat Butler and Baroness King of Bow Oona King also appointed to board
Read More »Havok puts flexibility first for 3D mobile games
Engine maker believes developers will benefit from new mobile tools race
Read More »EA bets on single-player experience with The Sims 4
Publisher assures fans series will not be tackling online-only play
Read More »Project Anarchy: Havok’s big play for small teams
Havok is attempting to shift the balance of power with its game engine for mobile and indie devs
Read More »XSEED rebrands as Marvelous USA
US subsidiary of Marvelous AQL acquires Atlus Online
Read More »Star Wars games from DICE, Bioware, Visceral in new EA-Disney deal
A month after closing LucasArts, Disney has signed a multi-year publishing deal with EA, through which the latter will create Star Wars games for the core gaming audience (read: console and PC). EA will rope in the talents of in-house studios DICE (Battlefield), Bioware (Mass Effect), and Visceral Games (Dead …
Read More »Devs can disable PS4’s ‘share’ button
Shuhei Yoshida says devs can control next-gen PlatStation's social features
Read More »EA snaps up Star Wars game rights
DICE and Visceral working on new original Star Wars games with the Frostbite 3 engine
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