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The co-founder of Ignition Entertainment has announced the formation of a new interactive indie developer and publisher of mobile and tablet games”. Ajay Chadha, who left Ignition in 2010, is named as the founder and CEO of Balloon 27. We are proud to announce the formation of indie development and …
Read More »Next Call of Duty to drop ‘Modern Warfare’ name, called Call of Duty: Ghosts
Activision’s next Call of Duty will be called Call of Duty: Ghosts. That’s according to a retail listing on Tesco Direct. It could be wrong, of course, but the clearly final product cover image it includes more or less proves its authenticity. It lists the release date as December 31st …
Read More »Criterion opens doors to aspiring devs
Racing game studio Criterion is holding an open day for students eager to get a start in the game industry. The open day will take place on April 11th at Criterion’s office in Guildford, UK, where students will get to meet the development team behind Need for Speed Most Wanted …
Read More »Sony cuts ties with PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale dev Superbot
Superbot Entertainment and Sony have gone their seperate ways following the release of PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale. No official figures have been released, but the game is not thought to have done well, having failed to make the top ten list either for its November release or the following month …
Read More »UK studio Eurocom closed after 25 years
Eurocom, the British developer behind the latest James Bond game, has gone into administration. The developer, based in Derby, made150 redundancies last monthfollowing a number of cancelled console projects. Its remaining 50 staff were told this morning that they had been laid off. Eurocom issued a statement toEurogamerthis afternoon: Today …
Read More »Spark Unlimited tipped for Onimusha revival
UK games magazine PSM3 has claimed that Spark Unlimited has been handed the task of resurrecting the Onimusha franchise. Onimusha debuted on PS2 on 2001 and offered a melee-focused alternative to the Resident Evil franchise. However, while Resi has gone on to become a global franchise, Onimusha never enjoyed the …
Read More »Activision insists it IS publishing Black Ops: Declassified on Vita
It may sound like an obvious statement, but Activision has been forced to clarify that it is indeed the publisher of Vita shooter Call of Duty Black Ops: Declassified. "Activision is the publisher, but we also have a partnership with Sony to bundle Declassified with the PlayStation Vita," was the …
Read More »UPDATED: Sony’s Studio Liverpool closes its doors; Campus survives
One of the key studios from PlayStation’s rich history has today ceased operations. Sony has confirmed to MCV that Sony Liverpool is no more, with its resources instead being put into projects at other studios. It’s not yet known how many jobs have been lost. The studio has been the …
Read More »Criterion takes control of Need for Speed franchise
The UK developer behind this year’s Need for Speed: Most Wanted has revealed that EA has handed it complete control of the IP. The franchise has been farmed around various EA studios in recent years, including EA Black Box (Carbon, Pro Street, Undercover, The Run), EA Canada (Most Wanted) and …
Read More »Namco Bandai is developing new Super Smash Bros
Surprised by the 3DS XL news? Will get this – Nintendo isn’t developing the new Smash Bros. Namco Bandai is. Yoshito Higuchi and Tetsuya Akatsuka of the Tales and SoulCalibur series respectively are leading the project, with a number of members of the Tekken development team working alongside Smash Bros …
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