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Kingdoms of Camelot, The Hobbit and Dragons of Atlantis among ‘first-generation’ titles offloaded to Chinese publisher
Read More »Monument Valley racks up over 21m downloads in 2015
24 million users now own mobile puzzle game, with over a third of iOS users also buying Forgotten Shores expansion
Read More »Develop Studio Sales Charts: Star Wars leads DICE to December success
Battlefront creator is biggest studio over Christmas period as Treyarch falls to second
Read More »Lumosity developer stung with $2m deceptive advertising charge
Lumo Labs 'preyed on consumers' fears about age-related cognitive decline', according to FTC
Read More »Square Enix’s cloud gaming arm Shinra Technologies closes
The prospect of cloud gaming has been dealt another blow. Square Enix opened its cloud-focused division Shinra Technologies – named after the eponymous company in Final Fantasy VII – back in September 2014, with former Square president Yoichi Wada taking the reins. Among the firm’s aims was the creation of …
Read More »Hideo Kojima inducted into AIAS Hall of Fame
Metal Gear Solid creator to be handed award by former Silent Hills collaborator Guillermo del Toro
Read More »Square Enix closes cloud gaming arm Shinra Technologies
Lack of investment blamed for death of subsidiary opened in late 2014
Read More »Latest HTC Vive Pre dev kit includes front-facing camera
‘Big technology breakthrough’ blends physical and virtual reality
Read More »Mind Candy seeks loan extension as losses mount
Moshi Monsters creator saw net loss plummet to £14.1 million in 2014
Read More »Tetris and Donkey Kong composer Fuller has passed away
Brad Fuller, who helped create the soundtracks to a number of classic 1980s video games, has died. Working as a composer for video games since 1978, Fuller joined Atari in 1982, where he created the scores to titles including Tetris, Donkey Kong, Marble Madness and Gauntlet II. He also worked …
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