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The developer recently had a deal terminated with Disney for the Marvel Heroes MMO franchise and staff have taken to Twitter to speak about the mass layoffs
Read More »Gazillion Entertainment reportedly lays off all staff before Thanksgiving
New UK budget to give more investment to education in computer sciences
Chancellor Phillip Hammond detailed the new incentives and schemes designed to help digital industries in the UK
Read More »Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice already profitable after 500,000 unit sales – Ninja Theory
A development diary looking at the game post-release shows how the studio has made its returns on the game after only three months
Read More »Net Neutrality is to be abandoned by the FCC
The new chairman of the FCC under the Trump administration is set to unveil a new approach that could lead to higher costs
Read More »Playground Games secure a new Leamington Spa office
St Albans House will have over 17,000 square feet of office space for the Forza Horizon developer to make its new open-world action/RPG title
Read More »Belgian Gambling Commission rules that loot boxes are gambling – VTM
After last week's investigation following criticism of Star Wars Battlefront 2, the Commission rules that loot boxes are harmful to children, VTM reports
Read More »Did Ricky Gervais inspire a design choice in Mass Effect? Yes
According to tweets from games animator Jonathon Cooper, scenes from BBC sitcom Extras were the inspiration behind the games conversation system
Read More »Steam changes user reviews to help prevent bots and inaccuracy
Valve's gaming portal has been working on readdressing its systems to help prevent aggressive spam
Read More »Playsaurus ditches Clicker Heroes 2 microtransactions due to ethical concerns over addictions
The developer moves to a pay up front model rather than previous free-to-play plans for the sequel to Clicker Heroes
Read More »Moshi Monsters developer Mind Candy gets a $1m lifeline
The developer gets a cash injection to see out Q4 but is looking for potential investment next year, according to The Telegraph
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