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Online and mobile games specialist Zattikka has appointed industry veteran Peter Jones as its new executive producer. Jones joins from Codemasters where he held the position of product development director. He has previously worked at Mirrorsoft, Sega, Acclaim and Virgin Interactive as well as Argonaut Games and Lionhead Studios, giving …

Midway and Warner Bros have apparently wasted a whopping $50 million on a game that has now been canned. According to CVG, development on This Is Vegas has now been cancelled. The game was in development for three years, originally under Midway Games. The news emerges a full year after …

Former Codemasters product development director joins casual firm

Gaming design and manufacturing firm Performance Designed Products has been named as the sole provider of officially licensed accessories for Microsoft’s Kinect. Amongst the range of accessories in the offering is a Wall Mount ($14.99), Floor Stand ($29.99), Cable Extension ($49.99) and a device that allows users to attach Kinect …

Crysis studio partners with Specialmove in ongoing hiring drive post-RTW meltdown

Finnish developer approaching Hollywood studios with iPhone IP

How an indie UK studio is redefining the role of the games developer in the modern era

The extra technical challenge involved in creating a large-scale MMO for Sony’s PS3 is the reason behind the decision to release the PS3 version of Final Fantasy XIV some six months after the PC iteration. The main reason was the memory,” producer Hiromichi Tanaka told VG247. On the PC, they …

GamesAid has announced it will auction a life-sized Solid Snake mannequin. The auction will go live on Friday, August 27th, on the UK games industry charity’s eBay store. The item, based on Konami’s Metal Gear Solid 4, will have a reserve of 1,250 and all proceeds will go to GamesAid …

Having required buyers of SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3 on UMD to validate their game online by using a code before they could play online multiplayer earlier this year, it looks like Sony could roll out the model to all of its upcoming titles. On the principle of making online portions …