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EA has confirmed an unspecified number of layoffs at its Salt Lake branch, adding that multiple development teams have been affected by the move. The publisher told Game Informer that the redundancies were part of its planned shift to mobile. While a specific number wasn’t mentioned, the Salt Lake studio …
Read More »Microsoft VP Satya Nadella likely firm’s next CEO – report
Microsoft’s ongoing search for a CEO might be over as soon as next week, with executive vice president Satya Nadella reportedly the frontrunner for the job. A report from Recode.net claims numerous sources close to Microsoft have revealed the five-month search should wrap up very soon, due to the simple …
Read More »Zynga acquires NaturalMotion for $527m, cuts staff by more than 300
Zynga has announced the $527m purchase of UK/US-based studio, NaturalMotion. The developer is known for developing titles CSR Racing and Backbreaker Football, as well as specializing in creating animation technology for both the game and film industries. Our acquisition of NaturalMotion will allow us to significantly expand our creative pipeline, …
Read More »Wii U Virtual Console adding Nintendo DS titles
Wii U’s Virtual Console library is set to grow a bit more robust, with Nintendo announcing plans to bring Nintendo DS games onto the service. The reveal was made by Nintendo president Satoru Iwata during a financial results meeting that included news on several properties, such as Mario Kart 8. …
Read More »Killzone Shadow Fall sells 2.1m units on PS4
Sony has announced PS4 exclusive Killzone Shadow Fall has sold more than 2.1m units across the globe. The figure, reached as of January 15th, suggests that nearly 50 per cent of PlayStation 4 owners purchased Shadow Fall as well. I am thrilled that so many users have been enjoying KILLZONE …
Read More »Mario Kart 8 heading to Wii U in May
Mario Kart 8 will arrive for Wii U this May, according to Nintendo. In a company briefing, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata stated that the next offering in the Mario Kart franchise will see release during the May 2014 window. Iwata cut his salary in half this week, in wake of …
Read More »World of Warcraft hits 100m accounts
World of Warcraft players have registered more than 100m individual accounts over the game’s lifetime, Blizzard has announced. In an infographic posted on Battle.net, the publisher covered a variety of milestones for the near-decade old MMO. The 100m accounts figure covers players in 244 countries, and notably includes trial account …
Read More »Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number gets Q3 2014 launch window
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number will launch this year at some point between July and September, according to publisher Devolver Digital and developer Dennaton Games. The game’s official Twitter account announces the sequel to 2012’s brutal 2D action game will land within the Q3 2014 period. Hotline Miami 2: Wrong …
Read More »Rovio denies sharing Angry Birds user data with NSA, GCHQ
Rovio has denied the report that its popular mobile franchise Angry Birds was utilized as a tool by government spy agencies, including the US National Security Agency and UK’s Government Communications Headquarters. Responding to allegations found in a leaked Snowden document, the Finland-based company claimed it doesn’t share data from …
Read More »League of Legends boasts 27m daily active players
Popular multiplayer online battle arena title League of Legends supports 27m active players on a daily basis, developer Riot Games has announced. The independent studio states the figure more than doubles the 12m active players the game boasted in October 2012 – adding that peak concurrent players have also increased …
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