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Company founders confirm the studio is gone for good; job losses hit over 250 in 3 months

The European independent developer GRIN, once tipped for greatness after securing major contracts with Japanese publishers and Hollywood studios, could be on the verge of closure. That’s according to reports on the web, including a previously uncovered report in a Swedish newspaper that has since been corroborated by Gamasutra. According …

Prince Edward Island govt offering emergency tax packages to prevent local dev from leaving

E3'09: Shane Kim explains that Microsoft made a 'substantial' investment in motion-sensing as Ensemble was cut loose

Unconfirmed reports indicate the Swedish developer has shuttered two recently-opened studios

Studio leaves brief goodbye message with accompanying photo

A new teaser page on the Zavvi website claims that ‘exciting’ news about the now-passed retailer will be announced tomorrow – Monday 2nd March, and more specifically, at 10am. The most likely news relates to Zavvi boss Simon Douglas who bought up five of his former outlets for his new …

$641m Q3 losses forces publisher to up previous redundancy estimates

Whilst 30 per cent of the companyâ??s game testing force is also let go

Woolworths administrator Deloitte has announced that the final closure of the retailer’s remaining outlets will be delayed by one working day. The last 200 Woolworths stores were due to be closed today, but will now open on Saturday in order to sell leftover stock. They will now close on Tuesday, …