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Nordic Games owned GAME Sweden has declared bankruptcy. GAME sold its Scandinavian arm to Nordic Games following its own financial problems in 2012 in a deal that saved 44 Swedish and 11 Norwegian stores, covering 270 jobs. A license to use the GAME brand was also secured. Now a message …

List of investors triples to 21 companies

Catalyst is in fact the name of the new Mirror’s Edge game being developed by DICE. In a post on the studio’s website, senior producer Sara Jansson confirmed the above, as well as saying that the game will be appearing at E3. This follows DICE teasing the name over Twitter …

The newly-announced Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows will only work with the latest version of Microsoft’s operating system. Revealed alongside the new 1TB Xbox One machine and redesigned Xbox One controller, the memory stick-sized dongle allows players to connect said gamepad to their PC for use with compatible titles. It …

Developer is “off to pursue new projects” after 12 years

Sega has announced that another Sonic Boom game is in development and will be released for 3DS later this year. Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice is being developed by Sanzaru Games, which also handled 2014’s Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal. That game scored 47 per cent on Metacritic, with its Wii …

Rumours emerge once again that the troubled project will make an appearance

The third Call of Duty: Black Ops title is coming to last-gen, but definitely won’t match up to its PS4 and Xbox One counterparts, Activision has said. The game had previously been announced for PS4, Xbox One and PC only, leading some to question its appearance on older hardware. However, …

Sony has announced that its PlayStation Now streaming service is going to be available on select Samsung smart televisions. The scheme is available only on select devices, but this is the first time that PlayStation Now has been available on non-Sony tech. Owners of Sony Bravia smart TVs – who …

The New Zealand games industry is on the rise, growing 18 per cent year-on-year in 2014. According to research commisioned by trade body IGEA, this is largely thanks to a 34 per cent jump in digital sales, which accounted for around 62 per cent of the market. Download sales increased …