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The truth about OnLive’s demise will take time to emerge – but already a solid picture is being formed. And at the heart of it are user numbers. OnLive has never given out detailed user numbers, beyond vague statement of phenomenal interest” and growing user bases”. But if the numbers …

After a night of wild rumour and corporate denials, the demise of OnLive in its current form has been confirmed. And as suspected, a new company has emerged as part of pre-agreed bailout deal that will continue to operate the OnLive name and services. We can now confirm that the …

Cloud gaming firm plans to hire 'substantially more people' despite layoffs

Streaming games company OnLive has been forced to publicly deny reports that it is on the brink of closure. It started with a tweet from InXile Entertainment’s Brian Fargo, who bluntly stated that: Just received an email that OnLive is closed as of today!” This was followed by a report …

Roy Bahat, the president if IGN, has today resigned from his post. In an upbeat memo sent to all staff, he confirmed that he will remain on the board, but that CFO David Martin will become acting president. He said: "David has my and our Board’s full confidence. Before joining …

All staff laid off and new company to be formed, suggests leaked e-mail

Rick Gibson delves into the console giant's Miiverse for Wii U and whether it can succeed in realising Nintendo's online ambitions

We’ve got more news trickling out from this year’s Gamescom. Capcom has some big plans in the works for its new IP, Remember Me. The publisher is planning on working with developer Dontnod on turning it into a long-term brand. Bohemia Interactive spoke about its fears on fan blacklash when …

Square Enix sure has been busy strengthening its place in the Western market as today’s Game Of The Day shows. The company, famous for its catalogue of Japanese role playing games, has taken charge of some big western titles like Hitman, Deus Ex and Tomb Raider after merging with Eidos …

Developer Bohemia Interactive feared a fan backlash when it announced plans to launch a standalone DayZ game. DayZ is a free fan-made zombie mod for the PC game ARMA II and has been a huge success, helping the three-year old ARMA II sit atop the Steam charts for several weeks …