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2K Czech is set to close its Prague studio and will lay off a number of staff, the publisher has confirmed. As reported byEurogamer, some of the studio’s employees are being relocated to its Brno office. Ten "key" development staff from the Czech offices are also being transferred to the …

3D development platform features built-in level design tools and new renderer built on OpenGL 4.0

UK online retailer ShopTo says it is enjoying its most successful year on record. The firm told MCV that it has already matched the turnover achieved in its previous financial year in just five months. It said that Chart-Track figures show it has tripled its console market share and almost …

Former LucasArts creative lead Tim Longo joins Halo studio as Nicolas Bouvier heads up art team

UPDATED: PS4 was the No.1 console in revenue terms. In unit terms, 3DS was the No.1 games console followed by Xbox 360. PlayStation 4 is the UK’s biggest home games console of 2013. Sony’s new machine sold over 530,000 consoles in just five weeks generating 181.4m, making it the fastest …

You have just two weeks to get your lobbying in for the 2014 MCV Awards. Just days remain to get in your suggestions for hotly-contested prizes like Specialist Retailer, Game Publisher, New Game Brand, Marketing Team and PR Team. Plus this year we have new prizes for Events Team, Digital …

The biggest game of Christmas was released on just one platform, had no marketing and it isn’t even finished yet. While the official charts claim FIFA 14 and Cut The Rope 2 were the biggest games of Christmas, Dean Hall’s PC-only DayZ shifted nearly 1m units and made over 20m …

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Layoffs at Czech branch as development team moves to Brno office and California HQ

Entry-level game engine arrives on Valve’s PC store via Greenlight