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Play.com owner Rakuten has claimed that Nintendo’s Wii U has seen a 75 per cent sales spike in October. The company predicts that Wii U and iPad will be more popular than Xbox One and PS4 amongst children this Christmas. It adds that a Twitter analysis has revealed that its …

Graeme Ankers heads up new company staffing 20 employees

30 employees dismissed as branch closes after two years of operation

A U.S. judge has approved Atari’s plan to leave bankruptcy protection a little less than a year after filing for Chapter 11 in January. The Wall Street Journal reportsthat Judge James Peck of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan not only signed off on the deal Thursday, but actually thanked …

Judge thanks parties for their handling of 'difficult case'

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Experimental designs might draw a laugh, but potential for disabled gamers is no joke

Microsoft has shut down its Canada-based studio in Victoria, leaving 30 employees out of the job. The firm told Times Colonist that the closure was part of a resource consolidation plan, adding that its working closely with all employees affected by this change to identify open positions in other studios.” …

Square Enix has announced the PC re-release of Final Fantasy VIII. The nearly 15-year-old game is available now as a downloadable offering on Steam for $11.99. The re-release adds a Magic Booster feature that allows players to quickly gain a stock of spells to use in the game’s junction system, …

PC games and software company Stardock has created a staffing company in effort to offer its employees a work environment with some actual long-term stability. The firm told Gamasutra its SSC (Stardock Staffing Company) has been formed to shift the greatest of assets, people, around when necessary – thus largely …