2012-Mar-31

Sony has closed Seattle-based firstparty studio Zipper Interactive.

Acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment in 2006, the Socom, MAG and Unit 13 developer is thought to have employed around 80 staff.

The news follows a report last week which claimed the studio had been hit with layoffs and that its closure was only a matter of time

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2012-Mar-31

You were the Queen's most trusted handmaiden. Yet all it took was a whisper for you to be falsely accused of stealing Her Majesty's Royal brooch and sentenced to death in the tower of London. You will be doomed to wander within the walls of 'The Bloody Tower' for eternity. Unless you can find help...

2012-Mar-30

What would you do if you had years of Sony experience in your blood and just joined MS?

2012-Mar-30

Researchers show how used and refurbished Xbox 360 units can be mined for personal information

2012-Mar-30

Some Zynga execs are selling nearly 55 percent of their shares in secondary offering

2012-Mar-30

Court to hear suit by NFL retirees alleging improper use of their likeness in-game

2012-Mar-30

Fallout New Vegas developer signs agreement with inXile Entertainment for Wasteland 2

2012-Mar-30

Both Dyack and Ontario have spoken up about the money that has yet to be granted to the studio

2012-Mar-30

Henrik Roos leaves RaceRoom developer

2012-Mar-30

Jordan Mechner is trying to figure out how to put it into some "21st century readable format"

2012-Mar-30

A group of players unhappy with Activision and Infinity Ward's post launch support for Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 are calling on the wider community to join them in not playing the game for a day in protest.

Revealed in a YouTube video, the campaign urges players to refrain from playing Modern Warfare 3 online for 24 hours on April 20, and lays out a litany of problems with the game that its developer has thusfar declined to fix.

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2012-Mar-30

Talking Tom Cat developer says apps aren't a flash in the pan

2012-Mar-30

Administration discussions still ongoing as chain's sites relaunch

2012-Mar-30

Had EA deigned to generate any noticeable buzz for Warp, there would have been a risk of the game mis-selling itself. First glance suggests a near-top-down stealth game, much like the early Metal Gear Solid titles: your burbling, orange alien outmanoeuvres scientists and soldiers as he attempts to escape from a secret submarine base. But few definitions of stealth leave such a trail of offal and dismembered limbs. While Zero, the cuddly ET in question, is felled by a single shot, he’s not one to shy from confrontation.

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2012-Mar-30

Here's some words you might have heard in the last week or so: games tax relief, crowdfunding, SEIS investment, startup loans. What are they? They're all new and popular ways to try to get funding to the game industry. In other words, they're all about trying to solve one of the hardest business problems facing games right now: in an age of increasing innovation and disruption, it's becoming more and more expensive to make successful games. 

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2012-Mar-30

Side-scrolling shooter Sine Mora is a truly international production. With a Japanese publisher and Hungarian developer, the game is another good example of how the east and Europe are collaborating to magnificent effect. The game’s unique sights and layered sounds are the result of two distinct personalities. One is Digital Reality’s creative director and journalist-turned-designer Theodore Reiker.

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2012-Mar-30

Music label EMI is suing 4mm Games and Terminal Reality, accusing the two studios of failing to pay royalties owed from 2010 music game Def Jam Rapstar.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, EMI says that the game's developers failed to secure the proper licensing rights for 54 songs either wholly or in part owned by EMI and its subsidiaries.

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2012-Mar-30

Neil Roseman worked on Project Z, left to spend more time with family

2012-Mar-30

I’ve only recently discovered the Brazilian developer Pedro Paiva’s stuff, thanks to the brilliant new Freeindiegam.es site run by VVVVVV designer Terry Cavanagh and Stephen Lavelle, the creator of English Country Tune. Paiva goes by the name of Arcaica, and his games have the closest thing to a genuine punk feel to them that I think I’ve ever seen.

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2012-Mar-30

Apple supports FLA findings and recommendations for change

2012-Mar-30

Disney and Marvel franchises headed to Mobage platform

2012-Mar-30

Corporation attempting to control losses with digital shift, portfolio trimming

2012-Mar-30

€10K prize, chance to show off to potential investors

2012-Mar-30

Prince Of Persia creator Jordan Mechner has pledged to release the original source code for his groundbreaking Apple II platformer after his father found it in the back of a cupboard.

Writing on his blog, Mechner explains that he had presumed the game's source code lost for ever until his father sent over a box full of games he had found in the back of a closet - which included three 3.5" discs containing the code.

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2012-Mar-30

Sega Sammy has warned investors that earnings and profits for the year ending March 31 will be hit by its underperforming games business, and is to cancel games and streamline its operations as a result.

The company expects net sales revenue for the fiscal year to be ¥46,000 lower than previously predicted. Overall net income, or profit, will be ¥20 billion (£153m), almost half the ¥40 billion it previously forecast.

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2012-Mar-30

Closures come after weak Q4 results, as Entertainment shrinks by 21%

2012-Mar-30

Robin Hunicke, executive producer on Thatgamecompany's Journey, has quit to join Tiny Speck, developer of browser MMOG Glitch.

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2012-Mar-30

After inheriting a manor in England, you begin to explore the Kangale Estate and discover its history in Shiver: Poltergeist! Ricardo Chellini’s life is incredibly dull and full of repetitive tasks that leave him unfulfilled. One day, however, he receives a letter informing him that he’s the sole heir to an incredible manor in England. Travel with Ricardo to his new estate and discover its terrifying history in Shiver: Poltergeist, an incredible Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure game! This is a special Collector's Edition release full of exclusive extras you won’t find in the standard version. As a bonus, Collector's Edition purchases count toward three stamps on your Monthly Game Club Punch Card! The Collector’s Edition includes:

2012-Mar-30

Is Adobe's latest announcement another PR disaster in an already fragile ecosystem?

2012-Mar-30

Fan outrage erupts over Mass Effect 3 - but why do game creators seem willing to encourage the vocal cranks?

2012-Mar-30

Mobile gaming revenues are highest in Asia

2012-Mar-30

Nielsen survey shows that smartphones are chosen by two-thirds of new buyers