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Aliens: Colonial Marines and Section 8 developer TimeGate studios has reportedly laid off its entire staff. Kotaku cites sources close to the matter stating that, presumably, all of the studio’s employees were informed of their termination and sent home early on Thursday. Other outlets, including Rock Paper Shotgun, have corroborated …

Sony’s latest financial report clearly shows its handheld division is struggling, and the company isn’t one to disagree as it looks forward. The firm provided a forecast of 5m units sold for PS Vita and PSP devices in its fiscal 2014 calendar, following last year where the two combined to …

Sony has reported financial results for its fiscal 2013, showing unsurprising declines across the board as it prepares to transition from one console generation to the next. The firm saw sales hit 707.1bn yen for the fiscal year ending on March 31st of this year – a drop of 12.2 …

Former THQ Montreal employee follows Patrice Desilets out the door

But console giant expects sales to pick up significantly with the launch of the PS4

Hilco is in discussions with landlords about a possible return to Ireland for HMV. The Irish arm of the retailer was closed down in February and none of the Irish stores were included in the rescue package that saw the UK business survive on the UK High Street. Now The …

For a long time it has played second fiddle to Nvidia and Intel in the PC components space, but AMD now has other plans. Being signed as the component supplier for the PS4 (and according to a litany of sources the New Xbox as well), AMD’s position amidst the games …

Sega’s Total War: Rome II has a firm Q3 release date. The Creative Assembly developed title will be released worldwide on PC both digitally and physically on September 3rd. Pre-orderers will get the game’s first DLC, the Greek States Culture Pack, for free on the same day. A Collector’s Edition …

Develop Award-nominated studio Fireproof enjoys success with debut title

Publisher reiterates plans to move development in-house as it looks to cut costs