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Record label EMI is suing the developers of music game Def Jam Rapstar in an $8m lawsuit for allegedly not obtaining song rights. EMI is seeking damages from the ‘theft of songs’ from artists like Kanye West, DMX and Lil Wayne, which were used in the game without permission, claims …
Read More »Future sells New York office for £1.9m
The music-centred New York Music office of Future Publishing has been acquired by NewBay Media. The division posted a loss of 3.8m in the year ending September 30th 2011. NewBay operates dozens of websites, magazines and events. That leaves the media giant with just its games-focused San Francisco operation on …
Read More »Just Cause dev opens New York studio
Just Cause developer Avalanche has officially opened its new triple-A” studio in New York. Former Activision and Atari exec David Grijns will head the new team.The studio will focus on the development of large-scale, online-enabled original IP for next-generation consoles, handhelds and PC.” The Swedish developer said it plans to …
Read More »Anonymous says it will ‘erase New York Stock Exchange’ from the net
Next Monday will be, in the words of a suitably anonymous video released by hacking group Anonymous, a day that will never, ever be forgotten”. That’s because on Monday Anonymous will erase the New York Stock Exchange” from the internet as part of the ongoing Occupy Wall Street protests in …
Read More »Best Buy charging for PS3 firmware upgrade
A New York branch on Best Buy is charging customers $30 for upgrading the firmware on their PS3 console, according to a report on DualShockers. Users of the console will know that all they have to do to upgrade the firmware themselves is plug the console into the internet, turn …
Read More »NEW YORK MINUTIAE: Examining the Big Apple’s games potential
Special territory report on Developmag.com explores how NY can be a world-class 'games city' like Montreal, Tokyo or Brighton
Read More »Casual games rule New York
A recent report by New York’s Centre for an Urban Future has said the core games industry is badly represented in the Big Apple – but adds that the city it is one of the leading clusters in North America when it comes to casual games. The report, called Getting …
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