Guitar Hero developer first to feel the brunt of cuts after Activision cancels music games.
Some 50 developers have been made redundant at New York developer Vicarious Visions, according to reports.
Limbo becomes the first downloadable title to be shortlisted for BAFTA’s public award.
UK retailer Game has announced the nominees for the BAFTA Game Award 2010.
It is the only one of the Game British Academy Video Game awards that is decided by a public vote rather than a panel of industry experts.
Capcom, Namco, Sega and Gameloft follow EA in slashing iOS prices to 99¢/59p.
A host of big-name publishers are following the example set by EA in slashing prices of their offerings on the iOS App Store.
Format: PS3, 360
Release: Out now
Publisher: THQ
Developer: Double Fine
Jesse Schell defends the concept he brought to last year's summit in a debate with Zynga’s Bryan Reynolds.
Publisher setting up new offices in Dundee thanks to £2.25 million from Scottish Enterprise.
Scottish publisher Outplay Entertainment has announced it is to set up new headquarters in Dundee, promising to create 150 jobs in the process.
The firm is to receive £2.25 million in funding through Regional Selective Assistance, a Scottish Enterprise scheme that provides grants to firms to create or safeguard employment.
Beachhead to create “best-in-class online community” for enormously popular series.
Activision Blizzard has announced the formation of a new internal studio, Beachhead, which is to focus on creation of an “all-new digital platform” for the all-conquering Call Of Duty series.
We get up close and personal with Nintendo's 3DS in our latest issue, out February 15.
Issue 225 of Edge will be touching down on subscriber's doormats soon and arriving in UK newsagents on February 15. In our cover feature this month, we take an in-depth look at Nintendo's 3DS, its glasses-free 3D handheld, as well as the games you'll be playing on it.
Turntablist franchise cancelled due to “decline in demand for peripheral-based music games.”
Activision Blizzard has confirmed that music franchise DJ Hero is being cancelled as the publisher closes down its Guitar Hero business unit, which includes the turntablist rhythm-action series.
United Front Games-developed open-world title canned because “it just wasn’t going to be good enough.”
Activision Blizzard confirmed last night that it has cancelled development of open-world title True Crime: Hong Kong.
The last of our exclusive interviews with the teams behind four of 2011's most high-profile firstperson shooters.
In the final part of our series of interviews with the people behind 2011's biggest firstperson shooters, we speak to Codemasters art director, Max Cant, and game director, Andy Wilson, about standing out from the FPS crowd, going beyond accurate simulation and tinnitus.
What are your feelings about where shooters stand artistically at the moment?
Closes down Guitar Hero business unit and cans planned 2011 release; no skateboarding this year either.
Activision Blizzard has said it has “disbanded” its Guitar Hero business unit and that it has “discontinued” development on a game that was scheduled for release this year.
500 jobs to go despite full-year figures showing record earnings and huge increase in profit.
Activision Blizzard sustained a loss of $233 million during the final three months of 2010 despite setting sales records with Call Of Duty: Black Ops and World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm, according to its latest financial statements.
Miles Edgeworth-starring sequel goes straight in at the top with 132,000 sales.
Ace Attorney Investigations 2 is the new number one game in Japan, as 132,000 sales propel it to top slot in its first week on sale.
Chillingo’s iPhone physics puzzler passes milestone in four months; free Valentine’s Day update incoming.
Cut The Rope, the Zeptolabs-developed iOS physics puzzle game, has been downloaded more than six million times, according to publisher Chillingo.
Digital analysts say PSN sales grossed $49.4m in second half of 2010; PS Plus passes 100k subscribers.
Revenue from sales of PlayStation Network games in the second half of last year rose by 40 per cent year on year, according to analysts.
Forecasting and Analysing Digital Entertainment (Fade) claims that PSN games grossed a total of $49.4 million in the second six months of 2010, and $9.3 million in December alone. The year on year increase far outstrips Microsoft’s offering, Xbox Live Arcade, which grew by just 18 per cent.
Entertainment Software Association “strongly supports” Texan governor’s financial incentives scheme.
US trade body the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has commended Texas governor Rick Perry’s attitude to the state’s videogame industry, after he spoke of the importance of the state’s Emerging Technology Fund which offers financial incentives to firms based in Texas.
Third-quarter profits climb almost eight per cent thanks to Red Dead Redemption’s 8 million sales.
Take-Two interactive has posted a solid set of third-quarter financial results, with profits climbing 7.7 per cent, thanks largely to Red Dead Redemption, which the publisher says has now passed eight million sales worldwide.
Healthy sales growth offset by costly acquisition of social game developer Playdom.
Disney Interactive’s losses for the three months ending January 1 rose to $13 million dollars, an increase of 30 per cent year on year.
However, the loss is attributed to its acquisition last year of social gaming firm Playdom in a deal that could cost as much as $763 million if performance targets are met.
Xbox Live Arcade titles and downloadable content now on sale in 40 stores nationwide.
UK retailer Game Group has begun a six-month trial period selling Xbox 360 downloadable content in 40 of its stores.
MCV reports that the retailer is selling DLC codes to expand its audience to those that don’t have access to credit cards. In addition to DLC, shoppers can also buy Xbox Live Arcade titles.
The third of our exclusive interviews with the key figures behind 2011's biggest firstperson shooters.
Our series of interviews with some of the key figures behind 2011's incoming firstperson shooters contines with Epic Games' Bulletstorm. We catch up with developer People Can Fly's creative director, Adrian Chmielarz, to discuss bullet-sponge enemies, ensuring weapons feel unique and relinquishing control of his own game.
Shuts down two workarounds enabling users on hacked firmware to access PS3 online service.
Overnight, Sony has blocked two circumvention methods that enabled the playing of copied games over PlayStation Network.
Hudson Soft’s US publishing arm closing its doors at the end of February.
Hudson Entertainment, the US arm of Japan’s Hudson Soft, has been closed down by parent company Konami.
Game Audio Network Guild reveals nominations in 14 categories ahead of GDC-held awards ceremony.
The Game Audio Network Guild (GANG) has announced a list of nominees for the 9th annual GANG Awards ahead of a ceremony at GDC next month.
GANG is a nonprofit organisation, set up in 2001 to “educate the masses in regards to interactive audio”, and acts as an online resource for those working, or aspiring to work in audio for games, websites, mobile phones, and other forms of interactive entertainment.
Unspecified amount secured from three firms to enable RuneScape developer to further expand operations.
RuneScape developer Jagex has announced it has secured investment capital to further expand its operations and publishing capabilities.
The funding comes courtesy of Insight Venture Partners, Spectrum Equity Investors and The Raine Group. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.