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The creators of the Neo Geo and series such as Metal Slug and King of Fighters are under new ownership. Siliconera reports that a Chinese firm Ledo Millennium, which was co-formed by Chinese online games company Shunrong Sanqi, has agreed to pay $63.5m to acquire an 81.25 per cent share …

Sony’s new marketing tie-up with Activision’s Call of Duty will extend to the eSports arena. Having enjoyed a marketing partnership with Xbox for many years (which included a timed exclusivity period on all DLC), Sony announced at E3 that it was now the game’s official partner. As well as the …

Publisher also nabs licensing and distribution rights to assortment of other titles

The highly impressive 100% destructible world of Microsoft’s Xbox One exclusive Crackdown 3 will be limited to the game’s online multiplayer mode. The technology was showcased at Gamescom this week, but relies on the extra processing power of the cloud to make it all possible. As a result, the environment …

'I’ve found that building a studio from scratch doesn’t correlate strongly with having that team’s first game be successful'

Total funding in Finnish start-up now stands at $28m

The world of eSports needs to improve its regulations to cut down on abusive and offensive behaviour from certain pro-gamers. That’s according to Frank Elliott, community and PR manager at Mount & Blade: Warband studio Taleworlds Entertainment. Speaking to MCV @ Gamescom about what is driving the growth of the …

Company actively hiring for new Frankfurt operations

Dota 2’s annual exhibition match during The International has played host to another surprise for fans as the 5v5 game turned into a 10v10. The All-Star, usually played as a mix of fan favourite pros on each team, was used to showcase Dota’s newest hero, Techies, during last year’s tournament. …

Former mobile exec appointed to publisher's board of directors