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Electronic Arts has acquired the social games studio Ohai, according to reports. The deal has not been confirmed by EA, though investment publication Venturebeat believes the studio has been purchased for a small fee. Ohai raised $6 million in January 2009, though its first major Facebook project, the vampire MMO …

Californian group Esri becomes techâ??s new owner in Procedural buyout

Debut project built on Unreal Engine tech

The GameTech 2011 event attracted over 100 executives and professionals from within the Australian games industry when it was held at Luna Park in Sydney in late June. After more than six months of planning the event alongside the iGEA and GDAA, Connect Events has confirmed to MCV Pacific that …

Train Conductor and Train Conductor 2: USA have been hugely successful titles for freshman indie developer The Voxel Agents, just passing half a million paid sales and counting. Speaking exclusively to MCV Pacific, the developer has confirmed that the series currently averages 25’000 plays per day on iOS platforms, and …

London studio recruits head of production

SouthPeak Interactive has teamed up with a new publishing label to drive its digital business forward. Publisher 7sixty has been established today which will focus on downloadable and boxed console, PC, smartphone and tablet games. It is based in Texas but has also opened an office in the UK in …

New owners for the Facebook and Flash studio Ohai, according to reports

Activision’s decision to introduce a part-premium online service for the next Call of Duty will cause a small number” of players to defect to EA’s rival shooter Battlefield 3. That’s the prediction of Michael Pachter who reckons that EA’s game is in line to smash previous sales records for the …