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Evolution and its subsidiary Bigbig have been acquired by Sony, reports MCV’s sister site Develop . Based in Runcorn and founded in 1999, Evolution has developed the WRC series exclusively for Sony and most recently PS3 launch title MotorStorm. Spin-off studio Bigbig opened in 2001 and has developed the Pursuit …

Kaz Hiraiâ??s TGS keynote reveals efforts to increase development efficiency

Kaz Hiraiâ??s TGS keynote reveals efforts to increase development efficiency

Tiga-backed day-long conference looks at how developers can cross over with other media

Tiga-backed day-long conference looks at how developers can cross over with other media

Studio and its subsidiary go in-house; MD Hocking to manage SCE's Liverpool Studio

Studio and its subsidiary go in-house; MD Hocking to manage SCE's Liverpool Studio

Popular UK indie chain ePlay has gone into administration after declining customer and profit levels. The firm has already been forced to close down a number of outlets, leaving store staff redundant – and expects more employees to be left out of work soon. It has blamed competition from supermarkets …

Popular UK indie chain ePlay has gone into administration after declining customer and profit levels. The firm has already been forced to close down a number of outlets, leaving store staff redundant – and expects more employees to be left out of work soon. It has blamed competition from supermarkets …

Unfortunately the quarterly out-of-office football challenge didn’t do much for the other months of abuse. Sound familiar anyone? Having dragged myself away from this lifestyle, I find myself writing this column with the motivating combination of experience with both video gaming and one-to-one personal fitness training – it’s been an …