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Frima Studio to make use of Molehill 3D Flash technology

Yesterday the Prime Minister once again faced the question of why he, and his government, chose to go back on promises made in the run up to the election. Before the election all three parties pledged to introduce a videogames tax relief to compete internationally on a level playing-field,” Luciana …

Markus Persson attempts to cram his explosively creative game in a nutshell

Platform holder Nintendo has revealed that it has suffered a 2.01bn ($25m) loss for the six months ending September 30th 2010. This compares to a 69.5bn profit in the same period a year before. Operating income fell from 104.4bn to 54.23bn while net sales fell significantly from 548.06bn to 363.16bn. …

New App Store sensation Cut The Rope makes 2m downloads in 3 weeks

EA’s Dragon Age 2 will follow in the footsteps of fellow BioWare release Mass Effect 2 by offering an online content hub that can only be accessible by use of a code found in new copies of the game. Pre-owned buyers will face a $10 outlay to access the same …

Rumours abound that EA may have cut over 100 staff

Publisher EA has confirmed to MCV that rumours of job losses across the organisation are correct. We have announced a small number of job eliminations,” an EA US spokesperson told MCV. As you know, seasonal roll-offs that follow game launches are common and vital to maintaining a healthy business. Because …

Scott Henson, the new studio manager of Microsoft owned developer Rare, has told MCV that he expects the studio to work exclusively on Kinect-compatible software going forwards. Kinect will be the main focus for Rare going forwards as it’s a very rich canvas,” he told MCV. This is just the …

Microsoft has revealed that experienced company man Scott Henson has become the new studio manager of owned UK developer Rare. Henson takes charge immediately and expects to complete a move with his family to Birmingham in the next few weeks. Over his 16 years with Microsoft he has played a …