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Studio behind PlayStation All-Stars and console holder part 'on good terms'

Pieces of Fun looking for $400,000 to fund 'easy-to-use' development tool Worlds of Wander

Latest model of microcomputer only available in Europe at present

Sony may be looking to break with tradition with the PS4, but one old habit could rear its ugly head. As was the way with the launch of PS3, which launched in Japan and North America in November 2006 but didn’t arrive in Europe until March 2007, Edge believes that …

Former Zynga boss to lead new development fund

We shine the spotlight on the facial capture firm after a decade in the industry

The woman behind HMV’s famed Twitter outburst last week has refused to apologise for her actions. Last Thursday administrator Deloitte shed around 60 jobs from the retailer’s head office – one of whom was Poppy Rose, who was also in charge of HMV’s Twitter account. Here’s a look at the …

Resident Evil maker sees increase in income, despite poor response to its lead franchise

As reported by MCV this morning, j2 Global subsidiary Ziff Davis has acquired IGN Entertainment from owner News Corp. Ziff Davis now houses brands such as 1UP.com, AskMen.com, PCMAG.com, Geek.com, Toolbox.com and UGO.com. Adding IGN positions it as one of the world’s largest digital publishers spanning some 53m monthly users …

Future PLC has announced digital revenue growth of 24 per cent for its most recent financial quarter. Overall group revenues were down three per cent, although the UK outperformed this with revenues falling just one per cent. Furthermore, Future’s US operations remain on track for profitability in 2013, despite further …