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As the timer runs out on registration for this year's GDC, we have one final word with the event's global brand director

World of Warcraft house Blizzard Entertainment is to begin a global downsizing operation that will result in 600 job losses. The company claims that about sixty of these redundancies will come directly from game development, while the majority of redundancies affecting other areas of the business. Existing development and publishing …

About sixty redundancies to directly hit development teams; vast majority of cuts to affect other departments

'Enhanced' solution for mobile game development to be showcased at industry event

But German outfit hopeful on new contract and investment to keep company alive

Resident Evil pre-order numbers are through the roof, Capcom says. The firm believes Operation Raccoon City can defy the depressed market and attract a wider audience than just the core Resident Evil fan. Our pre-order figures have given us a huge amount of confidence that the title will perform well …

Sonic merchandise is in hot demand”, says Sega.The publisher launched a licensing drive for its mascot last year, and has partnered with a range of companies to put Sonic’s face on toys, bedding, posters and more. Sega has now launched its own online Sonic shop. In the last year we’ve …

Sony has confirmed a European release date of June 13th for physics-defying action hit Gravity Rush on PlayStation Vita. As has been the way with the vast majority of Vita titles to date, the game will be sold both digitally through the PlayStation Network and via bricks and mortar retail. …

Social gaming network to release new dev tool Social Space

Second round of discounts to start from March 1st