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Studios in western Canada can no longer support staff in face of high costs, dev suggests

Streaming TV tech provider Mediaroom has been sold off by former owner Microsoft. It has been acquired by Ericsson in a move described by Microsoft as mutually beneficial and strategically aligned for both parties”, allowing the company to place greater focus on its Xbox consumer TV strategy. Ericsson will continue …

Mobile development platform supports iOS, Android, Kindle and NOOK

Problems with Ouya units sent out to early backers will be eased come the official launch in June, the company has insisted. A review of one of the first available Ouya units on The Verge was full of criticism, highlighting hardware quality issues, the UI, the game installation process, the …

The new Xbox will be simply called ‘Xbox’, will require an always-on internet connection, and will be revealed on 21st May, claims established tech bloggerPaul Thurrott. Thurrott made several claims about the new Xbox console on thetheWhat The Techpodcast, reportsAll Games Beta. One of the most important ofThurrott’s claims about …

A fan of 1994 Jean-Claude Van Damme and Kylie Minogue flick Street Fighter? Then today is a very good day for you. A new Kickstarter campaign has been launched that hopes to create a real-life Street Fighter themed TV series. Unlike the ‘90s movie, however, this looks like it might …

Flipkart, India’s largest online retailer and the country’s leading games retailer, has announced the Flipkart Marketplace, which will allow third-party retailers to offer products through its platform, much like Amazon’s Marketplace. Contrary to what’s been reported in some media, however, Flipkart will not stop its own retail operations, and will …

Readers of The Consumerist are expected to today name EA as the ‘Worst Company in America’ for the second year running. MCV wrote the following after EA scooped the unadmirable title last year. The arms trade? Oil companies polluting the planet? Bankers bringing us to our knees? Companies that sell …

Durango will use development tools and APIs similar to those for Windows 8

Pixie Software's Stephen Caruana on the interview etiquette that frequently goes overlooked