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Social games publisher Zynga has closed 13 of its studios resulting in the losss of around 100 jobs. The news was relayed to staff in a company-wide memo by CEO Mark Pincus which Zynga public relations reps also shared with the press. Specifically, the firm plans to: – Close down …
Read More »X360A takes MCM Games Stage
Xbox360Achievements.org and PS3Trophies.org will be taking over the London MCM Expo’s games stage. CBS Interactive owned GameSpot, who have sponsored the games stage over the last few years, has pulled out due to other commitments. The stage will highlight upcoming games releases with presentations from publishers. Being able to bring …
Read More »EA’s free-to-play boss joins LGC speaker roster
Another major name has signed up to speak at next month’s London Games Conference. Electronic Arts’ Sean Decker has joined Google, Twitter and many other leading digital discovery and distribution firms to talk at the November 21st event. Decker runs EA’s Play4Free division, focused on free-to-play games, and his talk …
Read More »Far Cry 3 unfazed by Call of Duty threat
Ubisoft is feeling confident about its upcoming open-world shooter Far Cry 3 – even though it launches just after Activision’s powerhouse franchise, Call of Duty. Far Cry 3 was originally set for launch in September but was pushed back for to give Ubisoft’s Montreal studio more time to create a …
Read More »Koch Media offers indie support for Wii U launch
Nindie.com has promised independent retailers they will get their ‘fair share’ of Wii U stock as the console’s launch approaches. Koch Media’s Nintendo supply portal says that Wii U can be delivered direct to consumers on behalf of the retailers. The cost to stores will be the normal trade price …
Read More »OPINION: Is the UK games market fighting fit or fighting fire?
Rationally, a decline in UK industry Christmas marketing spend makes sense at a time when there are fewer games coming out, and the ones remaining are getting most of the attention. Compare the year-on-year release schedules, however, and Q4 isn’t particularly quiet year-on-year. Ubi, EA and Activision have their favourites …
Read More »GAMES MEDIA AWARDS: Double win for Digital Spy
Digital Spy claimed two Games Media Awards last night. The entertainment website’s games reporting scored it Coverage by A Mainstream Website (award sponsored by Precise Media), while staff writer Matthew Reynolds won Rising Star. Digital Spy was the only media brand to take home two awards for its work. Other …
Read More »GAMES MEDIA AWARDS: Hookshot Inc team score four awards between them
Games blog Hookshot Inc and its founders took home the most prizes at last night’s Games Media Award. The blog itself won for best coverage of games on a blog – while co-founders Christian Donlan, Simon Parkin and Keith Stuart also received honours for their other work in print, online …
Read More »GAMES MEDIA AWARDS: Recommended Reading – The piece that won Games Writer of the Year
Want to read Keza MacDonald’s award winning article on EVE Online? Then click here. The IGN-published article scored MacDonald the first ever Games Writer of the Year prize at the Games Media Awards last night. The piece was judged blind by Guardian columnist and award-winning author Tim Lott, and selected …
Read More »UK government revitalises computer science education
The UK Government has outlined its plans to train up the first generation of computer science teachers as it prepares to introduce the course to the curriculum. To begin in schools from September 2013, Education Secretary Michael Gove also announced that funding had ended for the current Information and Communications …
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