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"Decisions to retire games are never made easy, but we are now shifting gears to focus on the future of Need for Speed"
Read More »EA pulls five Need for Speed games from storefronts as maintaining servers is “no longer feasible”
How are post-Brexit changes going to directly impact the hiring of EU talent for UK studios and games businesses? – Fragomen LLP
How are post-Brexit changes to immigration and visas going to directly impact the hiring of EU talent for UK studios and games businesses?
Read More »A personalised rating system may be coming to the Switch eShop, along with tailored game recommendations
It seems that Nintendo may be doing something about the Switch's eShop discoverability issues, with signs that a more personalised eShop might be on the way.
Read More »[UPDATE] BAFTA-winning Sumo’s revenues are up 40.7% – Targets “our ability to find good acquisitions” as key route to further growth
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Pandemic forced change in working from home: "We’ve now proved over the last 12 months, we can maintain security and integrity around IP" for our clients
Read More »Townscaper – the game which isn’t a game, but still sold 380,000 copies on Steam
Relaxing to play with and relaxing to behold, Townscaper's sea-bound conurbations are a balm for the soul
Read More »WarnerMedia to join Discovery – but fate of games businesses remains uncertain
“Some of the gaming arm will stay with AT&T and some will go with the new company.”
Read More »Stadia is “alive and well,” according to Google
"I'd tell any non-believers to take notice of how we're continuing to put our words into action, as we grow the Stadia Makers program and partner with AAA studios like Capcom, EA, Square Enix, Ubisoft and others."
Read More »Ins and Outs – May 2021’s industry hires roundup
Here are the highlights from the recent industry hires and moves, as published in MCV/DEVELOP's May issue.
Read More »“$1.2 billion is a big number. But we think it’s a great opportunity to bring two great companies together” – The inside track on EA’s acquisition of Codemasters
At $1.2bn, EA’s acquisition of Codemasters is the UK industry’s biggest deal to date. We talk to Frank Sagnier and EA’s Andrew Wilson to get the inside story.
Read More »Read the May issue of MCV/DEVELOP online now! Featuring 30 under 30, EA and Codemasters, the art of Hades and much more
also The 4 Winds, Rust on consoles, the making of Townscaper and more
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