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 …
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ePlay goes into administration
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 …
Read More »Lets get gamers off their arses
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 …
Read More »Lets get gamers off their arses
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 …
Read More »Midway looks to big Q4
Since we last spoke there’s been a lot going on at Midway – do you feel that your plans are now coming to fruition? We have been very focused over the last few years on gearing up for this next generation cycle with the philosophy of fewer, bigger, better and …
Read More »Midway looks to big Q4
Since we last spoke there’s been a lot going on at Midway – do you feel that your plans are now coming to fruition? We have been very focused over the last few years on gearing up for this next generation cycle with the philosophy of fewer, bigger, better and …
Read More »Wii lightsaber game a reality
It had already been confirmed for Xbox 360 and PS3, and now LucasArts’ next-gen Star Wars epic The Force Unleashed is heading to Wii – with platform-specific Wii Remote lightsaber battles as part of the bargain. The Wii is a great platform for The Force Unleashed because the console’s motion-oriented …
Read More »Wii lightsaber game a reality
It had already been confirmed for Xbox 360 and PS3, and now LucasArts’ next-gen Star Wars epic The Force Unleashed is heading to Wii – with platform-specific Wii Remote lightsaber battles as part of the bargain. The Wii is a great platform for The Force Unleashed because the console’s motion-oriented …
Read More »Major bug tears Super Paper Mario
After having to wait six months following its release on US shores for the arrival of Wii platformer Super Paper Mario in Europe, Nintendo has admitted that the PAL version of the game contains a system-crashing bug. CVG reports that the bug, which occurs at the start of Chapter 2-2, …
Read More »Major bug tears Super Paper Mario
After having to wait six months following its release on US shores for the arrival of Wii platformer Super Paper Mario in Europe, Nintendo has admitted that the PAL version of the game contains a system-crashing bug. CVG reports that the bug, which occurs at the start of Chapter 2-2, …
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[Guest post] Chris Rowe: Co-Dev Without the Culture Clash
AAA development used to have rough predictability. You staffed up, you shipped, you staffed down, and you kept rolling. It wasn’t always stable, but teams could stay together long enough to build momentum.
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