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Don Mattrick lead an attempted acquisition of Zynga for then employer Microsoft in 2010, it has been claimed. Bloomberg reports that negotiations took place between Mattrick and Zynga founder Mark Pincus. Microsoft had hoped to add Zynga’s then hit titles to its Xbox Live service. Although no concrete reason was …

Long reunited with Richard Garriott for crowdfunded MMO

One of the most maligned pieces of gaming hardware ever revealed will not now be released. In truth, any potential release for the Wii Vitality Sensor would have come as a shock. But the reason for the peripheral’s demise has certainly come as a surprise. After a large-scale test of …

Reducing the staff count may lower overheads but it also comes at a cost, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has claimed. If we reduce the number of employees for better short-term financial results employee morale will decrease and I sincerely doubt employees who fear that they may be laid off will …

22Cans lead programmer discusses how his studio established a new development pipeline

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Mobile firm to close London office due to 'challenging economic climate'

Millions of views prompted studio to devote its time to making a full game

Japanese mobile games firm GREE will pull out of the UK as it restructures its business across Europe. According to Tech Crunch UK the firm has proposed to shut down the team it was building in central London. Last summer the firm announced formal plans to open a UK office …

Infinity Blade II and Tiny Wings are just some of the games you can download for free today as part of the iOS App Store’s 5th birthday celebrations. The App Store launched on July 10th, 2008 and its impact on the video games market cannot be understated. Now mobile publishers …