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Company to offer new roles to some staff made redundant; Others to go

Traditional Friday game launches are quickly becoming a thing of the past. Publishers are ditching end-of-week releases as pressure mounts to make each and every game a global super-hit. Big Call of Duty-sized blockbusters have often arrived on Tuesdays to coincide with their US launches. But that’s now expanding to …

A free multiplayer map will be offered to all those who pre-order Max Payne 3 from GAME or Gamestation. It’s another good exclusive for the chain as it continues to rebuild after its turbulent start to the year. We are delighted to be Rockstar Games’ partner for the launch of …

Year-on-year revenues down 36%; 3DS system expected to again sell at profit-per-unit by September

EA’s Montreal studio is to layoff a very small number” of employees this week. "EA Montreal is reorganising some teams to focus on digital initiatives, including new mobile and social projects," EA corporate communications told Games Industry. "These are routine changes which address the cyclical nature of the game industry. …

Tecmo Koei will release Project Zero 2: Wii Edition in the UK on June 29th. The SKU is a remake of Project Zero 2: Crimson Butterfly, which was released on PS2 in 2003 and Xbox in 2004. This new version swaps the joypad for the motion-sensitive Wii Remote allowing you …

3DS and Wii platform holder Nintendo has reported a 37,320m (284m) loss for the year ended March 31st 2012. That compares to a profit of 171,076m in the previous years. 2012 sales were down 36.2 per cent year-on-year at 647,652. Despite the improved fortunes of 3DS, handheld sales fell from …

Cryptic Studios has discovered and reported to its users a 2010 security breach of its servers/databases. The company uncovered the breach while attempting to enhance their current security. The unauthorized intruder(s) gained access to account names and encrypted passwords. They also believe other items including player names, birth dates and …

GSC, the development studio behind the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series, has announced its closure; and with it the cancellation of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2. The would-be latest title in the FPS RPG franchise was reportedly heading toward the fate back in March with the studio’s impending closure, but at the time GSC wasn’t ready …

Amazon France has unveiled a franchise bundle for Sony’s Resistance series. The not yet officially announced Resistance: The Trilogy pack has been listed on the French arm of the online retailer (spotted by CVG). As expected, the offering is a repackaging of the three Resistance games available on PS3; though …