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Dragon Age: Legends developer Bioware San Francisco is reportedly no more. GamesRadar first pointed to anonymous sources (that were later corroborated by IGN) claiming that the California-based studio was too expensive” for mobile development to maintain. According to the sources, the studio employed between 25 and 30 staff, with the …

Console giant continues reorganisation of company assets

Sony Japan’s president Hiroshi Kawano has revealed that sales for Playstation Vita are up 400 per cent in Japan. During a press presentation for One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 translated by Gematsu, Kawano revealed the spike in units sold – pointing to the handheld’s recent price drop in the region. …

Timegate Studios, one of the development house’s that worked on Aliens: Colonial Marines, has been hit with layoffs. The Texas-based studio’s president Adel Chaveleh confirmed to Polygon that an unspecified number of employees have been let go. "Today, we had to make the difficult decision to let go of some …

Free event for aspiring developers opens in Dundee on March 9th

Developer sees the game as a gift to Nintendo console owners

PC versions of triple-A releases still tend to get less love than the console SKUs, but profit still awaits those who properly plan a PC release. That’s according to Capcom, which told True PC Gaming that developing the PC version of DmC: Devil May Cry was not only stress-free, but …

Tomb Raider is available to buy today from Tesco supermarkets. The retailer, which is offering the game for just 32, is selling the title in MCV’s local store. Other readers have also confirmed that the game is available to buy from other Tesco outlets. Some gamers reportedly picked up copies …

Publisher and platform holder disinterest prompted project cancellation

Games critics didn’t like Aliens: Colonial Marines. The game’s Metacritic score was just 49. But despite the critical mauling it reached No.1 during its launch week and is the fastest selling game of the year so far. Meanwhile, last year’s XCom: Enemy Unknown was loved by game reviewers. And although …