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Activision has issued a recommendation for Bizarre Creations to close its doors. This means the Liverpool-based studio’s likelihood of running under a different publisher is almost certainly over. Last year the studio housed around 200 staff. It has developed games such as Blur, 007 Blood Stone, Project Gotham Racing and …

Publisher tells Develop it had 'a lot of leads but no interested parties'; Bizarre 'has indicated it will accept recommendation'

The UK games industry’s big summer charity event is back. This year’s GamesAid Golf & Spa Day will take place on June 30th, once again held at The Grove, Watford. The day will kick of with 18 holes of golf, followed by a three-course dinner and awards presentation for the …

Electronic Arts is sponsoring The Inbetweeners for their Comic Relief road trip. The Sims 3 publisher will donate up to 25,000 to the charity if the sitcom’s four stars successfully complete their challenge – finding 50 rude location names around the UK within 50 hours. Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, James …

Rising Star Games has announced Deathsmiles Deluxe Edition will be released in the UK next month. As revealed by MCV in December, this version of the retro-style shoot-‘em-up will be exclusive to Europe, featuring soundtrack and desktop accessory discs. It will land on shelves on February 18th. The game has …

Electronic Arts has started its own DLC sale on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Selected content and games have seen their prices slashed by 50 per cent. The promotion follows on from Activision’s recent half-price sale. All Dragon Age DLC has be reduced, including the Awakenings expansion. Other add-ons covered by …

UK Gears of War fans won’t be able to get their hands on the new Triple Pack announced yesterday. The new SKU – which contains the first two games in the series and the All Fronts map pack – will only be released in the US, according to CVG. A …

Govt â??will still engage in games mattersâ?? after DCMS is handed exclusive duties

PS3 owners may find themselves unable to play the latest Call of Duty titles online after Activision admitted it’s considering pulling PSN support from the games. The recent surge in security breaches on Sony’s console has allowed players to use all manner of exploits and hacks in the online multiplayer, …

Electronic Arts has been named the leading games publisher for the second year in a row. The firm took the biggest share of the UK games market in 2010 in terms of revenue generated from games and units sold – as it did in 2009. Data from GfK Chart-Track revealed …