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Report: Game Group CEO quits amid company turmoil
Report: Game Group CEO quits amid company turmoil
Troubled UK games retailer Game Group has now chosen professional services firm PvC as its administrator, while company CEO Ian Shepherd has reportedly left the company.
March 26, 2012
Idle Games and the 'holy war against social games that suck'
Idle Games and the 'holy war against social games that suck'
San Francisco-based startup Idle Games has a bone to pick with the current evolution of social games available, calling itself "the instigator of a holy war against social games that suck and aren't actually social."
March 26, 2012
Senior execs leave social games company 6waves Lolapps
Senior execs leave social games company 6waves Lolapps
Two senior executives at social gaming company 6waves Lolapps have left the company following news earlier this month of layoffs, including one of the company's co-founders.
March 26, 2012
GigaMedia's 'dysfunctional business model' leads to notable 2011 losses
GigaMedia's 'dysfunctional business model' leads to notable 2011 losses
Asian online game developer and operator GigaMedia has posted its financial results for the full 2011 fiscal year, with notable losses down to "a dysfunctional business model."
March 26, 2012
FIFA Street continues dominance of UK sales charts
FIFA Street continues dominance of UK sales charts
EA's FIFA Street held on to the top spot for a second week in the UK sales charts, despite a 44 percent drop in sales week-over-week, according to data from tracking firm Chart-Track.
March 26, 2012
Bioshock movie put on hold as 2K loses another director
Bioshock movie put on hold as 2K loses another director
The upcoming movie based on 2K's Bioshock franchise has been put on hold until an agreement can be reached regarding budget, while the film's director has left the project.
March 26, 2012
Phantasy Star Online 2 is free-to-play, coming to smartphones
Phantasy Star Online 2 is free-to-play, coming to smartphones
Sega's Phantasy Star Online 2 due for release on both Windows PC and PlayStation Vita, will be free-to-play, and is also coming to iOS and Android devices, the company has revealed.
March 26, 2012
Angry Birds Space sees 10M downloads in 3 days
Angry Birds Space sees 10M downloads in 3 days
The latest release in the behemoth Angry Birds franchise has been downloaded more than 10 million times, less than three days after launching.
March 26, 2012
Call of Duty creative strategist departs from Infinity Ward, Activision
Call of Duty creative strategist departs from Infinity Ward, Activision
Robert Bowling, the creative strategist for Infinity Ward and the Call of Duty franchise, has stepped down from his position, and is no longer an Activision employee.
March 26, 2012
Dear Esther dev 'investing heavily in visuals' for Amnesia sequel
Dear Esther dev 'investing heavily in visuals' for Amnesia sequel
When creating the sequel to Frictional Games' Amnesia: The Dark Descent, the indie studio thechineseroom says it has focused on creating a strong aesthetic to engage -- and ultimately horrify -- its audience.
March 26, 2012
Games 'would've died as a fad' if it weren't for 80s crash
Games 'would've died as a fad' if it weren't for 80s crash
EA chief creative director Richard Hilleman reflects on the video game crash of 1983, and explains why the industry would have died off altogether if it weren't for this catastrophic shakeup.
March 26, 2012
Two of EA's best decisions were its worst in disguise
Two of EA's best decisions were its worst in disguise
In a new Gamasutra feature interview, EA's chief creative director Rich Hilleman discusses how two of the company's major blunders turned out to pave the way to huge, unpredictable success for the mega-publisher.
March 26, 2012