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Studio restructuring digital development and publishing divisions

British publisher and developer Codemasters has confirmed spreading reports that it is restructuring its digital operations. Reports emerged this morning that jobs have been lost at the UK firm, but Codemasters has emphasised this is not across the entire company. Instead, selected areas with the publisher’s digital business have entered …

Former Konami Europe boss Kunio Neo has joined Capcom Europe in a senior role. His exact role has yet to be announced. He joins following the departure of Capcom’s Europe COO David Reeves. Neo was replaced as European president for Konami by the firm’s US chief, Shinji Hirano, last year. …

Family and friends greet Ivan Buchta and Martin Pezlar after four months in Greek prison

Investors led by the Cherit Group have agreed to buy Sony’s 37-story US headquarters for $1.1bn. Bloomberg reports that, once Sony has repaid debts associated with the property, the company will net around $770m from the sale. Sony will remain in the building for three years. Mito Securities analyst Keita …

Jay Wilson to stay at Blizzard in undetermined role

Grasshopper Manufacture and Suda51 have finally detailed upcoming title Killer is Dead. Described as a title that picks up where Killer7 and No More Heroes left off” by the devs in an interview with Famitsu – translated by Polygon – the game features the same trademark graphical style as its …

It was early 2009 when Play.com was at the height of its power. The National Consumer Satisfaction Index had Play.com rated above Amazon and iTunes as the No.1 online retailer, while Verdict Research named it as the UK’s second favourite music and video retailer behind Amazon. That year it would …

LEGO has fired Warner Bros into the UK’s ten best-selling publishers by units. The firm, which also publishes the hit Mortal Kombat and Batman games, has seen its position in the industry grow in recent years, thanks largely to the success of the LEGO games. There were seven LEGO titles …

HMV’s protracted battle for survival ended in failure this week as the chain entered administration. The music, video and games specialist is now continuing to trade as administrators Deloitte seeks a buyer. It follows two years of turmoil for the entertainment giant, which has suffered in the wake of collapsing …