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Publisher protected from creditors' legal action until January 15th next year

Microsoft has posted a pair of job listings in search of developers to join 343 industries for future Halo endeavors. Spotted by Gamespot, the two software engineer listings are specifically seeking out those qualified for building the next generation of backend services to power Halo 4 and our new game …

With Nintendo closing in on 6m units sold in the US, the company has revealed a new bundle for its 3DS line. Gamespot reports the bundle will pack a Flame Red 3DS with a copy of Super Mario 3D Land pre-installed for $170. The latest 3DS hardware offering will launch …

Gamestop is coordinating a midnight opening for over 3,000 US locations this Friday. The video game retail giant announced a 12:01 a.m. kickoff for the selected stores, with other locations set to open doors at 5:00 a.m. Stores will be offering deals throughout the extended weekend, including on Xbox 360 …

Head of finance at troubled company resigns as publisher enters loan forbearance agreement

UK studios push numerous titles at Discovery Afternoon, with HTML5 leading the way

There are two Skylanders mobile games in the works, and one is even heading to the High Street. The Skylanders Battlegrounds Starter Pack includes a special wireless Bluetooth Portal of Power that ‘brings figures to life’ on iOS, and three physical characters: Jet Vac, Series 2 Cynder and Double Trouble …

More than 500 studios, publishers, distributors and investors set to attend

Space MMO garners $2.1m from 34,000 backers through Kickstarter

The number of apps created for iOS has passed one million, says social app discoverability company Appsfire. The company revealed the news in a tweet but have not given any further information surrounding the numbers and have not yet updated the figures to account for November. The number represents that …