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Development staff at Warner Bros’ new Montreal outfit are said to be angered at management’s decision to shift the studio’s focus to social and mobile games. Yet Warner Bros Montreal’s existing 26 employees are, according to Canadian newspaper Lapressaffaires, being told to work on bite-sized mobile/social games and a microtransaction-based …

O2 has announced it is selling Microsoft’s Kinect as part of a special Christmas gaming package for its customers. Anyone eligble for an upgrade on their Pay Monthly tariff will be able to pick up 250GB Xbox 360 and Kinect with Kinect Adventures for 189.99 on a 25 24-month contract. …

Micro Forte celebrates anniversary at Sydney Harbour bash

New game targeted at helping children of broken marriages

EA has today announced that Luis Ubinas has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Ubinas is president of the Ford Foundation, where he oversees the operations and management of more than $10 billion in assets and over $500m in annual giving. Prior to joining the Foundation, he was a …

David Braben has again said that his studio’s upcoming title Kinectimals will not include any tech developed for the Lionhead project Milo & Kate. Speaking to VG247 during the Kinect launch party in London last night, the Frontier boss was asked what contribution Lionhead tech had made to the game, …

New funds for the massively multiplayer game developer

Pan-Atlantic animation firm expands sales management in EMEA territories

UK broadcaster Channel 4 continues to invest heavily in innovative UK games projects. It today revealed a new set of commissions for its Education division from British game studios. The projects are all due out in the next few months. Studios signed include Tuna, Playniac, Zoe Mode, Preloaded, Littleloud and …

Former SingStar producer's new London team working on ethical fashion app and site