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London-based publisher Oxygen has decided to cease internal development efforts at its studio in the capital. Oxygen Studios was established in 2007 and employed 14 people, primarily working on mainstream DS and Wii titles. A source close to the development team told Develop that the news was broken to the …

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Metal Gear designer and producer Hideo Kojima has revealed that his studio, Kojima Productions, will ‘start from zero’ from 2009 in order to better complete globally. To read the full story, click here to visit Developmag.com.

Microsoft has claimed that Christmas 2008 was the biggest sales period in the Xbox brand’s six-year European history – with sales of Xbox 360 almost doubling those during Christmas 2007. The company also announced that over eight million Xbox 360 consoles have been sold in Europe, the Middle East and …

Steve Jobs, CEO and co-founder of hugely popular technology firm Apple, has today answered questions surrounding his health, announcing that a recently diagnosed hormone imbalance caused him to lose weight throughout 2008. The latest wave of speculation regarding Job’s physical condition was sparked by the announcement that he would not …

UK publisher seeking buyer for South London studio

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Previously-announced $1.1bn savings are the extent of restructuring plans, asserts the firm

Japanese publisher and developer Capcom has revealed its release schedule for the first quarter of 2009, and it’s not a line-up shy of potential triple-A hits. The listing is lead by graphically lush next-gen fighter Street Fighter IV, which will be released on both Xbox 360 and PS3 on February …

Electronics giant Sony has denied reports that it is set to embark on drastic cost-cutting measures, Reuters has revealed. The Times reported this morning that Sony is set to transform its business by closing factories and ‘major’ divisions. However, a Sony spokesperson insisted there is no new restructuring plans bar …