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Sony Online Entertainment has released the Planetside 2 Mobile Uplink app for iOS and Android devices. Carrying the usual companion app standards, such as info on various statistics and server updates, the mobile program has the added ability to voice chat with friends currently playing – essentially letting you prepare …
Read More »Bethesda’s Skyrim team moving on to next project, no more DLC planned
The Bethesda team members behind Skyrim have moved on to the company’s next major project,” which means the end of post-launch content for the game. A blog post from the game’s development team revealed that a portion of the studio had already moved on to pre-production for the unannounced title …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: April 6-13
Valve has revealed Steam’s top selling products chart for the week ending on April 13th. Strategy update Age of Empires II HD takes the top spot, beating out a rare tie for the runner-up spot with a heavily discounted Dishonored sharing space with Bioshock Infinite. The Walking Dead rises again …
Read More »More EA layoffs reported at Galway office
EA has cut a number of staff at its customer service branch in Galway. Ireland-based trade outlet The Journal reports on the redundancies, adding that they take place just seven months after the firm announced it would create 300 new positions in the country. When asked for a statement, EA …
Read More »Retail version of Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition delayed
The retail launch for Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has been pushed back to June. Major Nelson revealed on Twitter that the US release date had been moved from April 30th to June 4th – in effort to match the current downloadable equivalent’s latest version. FYI: In order to include the …
Read More »Prince of Persia 2 remake in the works for mobile devices
1993 release Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame is being remade for tablets and smartphones, Ubisoft has announced. PoP creator Jordan Mechner revealed on his blog that the new game "will feature updated graphics, sound and touch controls in the spirit of Prince of Persia Classic," instead …
Read More »Report: 2012 sees record numbers for mergers and acquisitions
The video games industry saw record consolidation in 2012, with total spending on buyouts and mergers hitting $4.2bn. Games Industry reports on research from investment bank Digi-Capital that took a closer look at last year’s acquisitions. While there were 26 per cent fewer deals during the period versus 2011, a …
Read More »Ubisoft assumes full ownership of Anno developer
Ubisoft has announced it has wholly acquired Related Designs, one of the studios developing the publisher’s Anno franchise. The firm previously owned nearly 30 per cent of the studio, and has recently purchased the remaining 70 per cent in cash. Terms beyond that information weren’t mentioned. The company states that …
Read More »EA Mobile suffers heavy layoffs, publisher refutes studio’s closure
Significant layoffs have hit EA, specifically affecting hundreds of employees at EA Mobile Montreal. Gamasutra first reported the redundancies, with a Montreal-based source telling the site that around 200 to 250 jobs were lost. EA has since swooped in to refute that claim, stating that the number is too high …
Read More »Namco Bandai reveals new branches in Vancouver, Singapore
Publisher Namco Bandai has announced it will be expanding with two new international offices, set to open in June. Namco Bandai Studios Vancouver Incorporated will develop online social games, and aims to significantly boost jobs in British Columbia’s technology sector.” The province provided ‘significant’ assistance to Namco Bandai, with government …
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