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Sony UK Managing Director Ray Maguire Leaves After 17 Years
Sony UK Managing Director Ray Maguire Leaves After 17 Years
Sony Computer Entertainment UK has confirmed that managing director Ray Maguire, one of the key figures in establishing the PlayStation brand across Europe, has parted ways with the company after 17 years.
April 5, 2011
DigiBC Appoints Former Disney VP Howard Donaldson As President
DigiBC Appoints Former Disney VP Howard Donaldson As President
DigiBC - the Digital Media and Wireless Association of British Columbia - has appointed former Disney Interactive VP and industry veteran Howard Donaldson as its new president.
April 5, 2011
PlayStation Users Raise $1.3M For Japan, League Of Legends Players $160K
PlayStation Users Raise $1.3M For Japan, League Of Legends Players $160K
Sony Computer Entertainment confirmed today that its PlayStation users have raised over $1.3 million for the Japan relief effort, while players of online title League of Legends have raised over $160k.
April 5, 2011
PopCap Founds New Experimental Games Label
PopCap Founds New Experimental Games Label
Bejeweled house PopCap Games on Monday announced new experimental games label 4th & Battery, described as a "pressure valve intended to keep our heads from exploding" with ideas.
April 5, 2011
Veteran Activision Exec Kassoy Now CEO At Social Entertainment Company Jirbo
Veteran Activision Exec Kassoy Now CEO At Social Entertainment Company Jirbo
Will Kassoy, a 13-year veteran Activision executive, has joined social entertainment and media company Jirbo, Inc., where he will oversee the firm's app gaming division and other operations as CEO.
April 5, 2011
Report: TGS 2011 Organizers Confirm Show Will Go On As Planned
Report: TGS 2011 Organizers Confirm Show Will Go On As Planned
After expressing a hint of uncertainty following the devastating earthquake and tsunamis in Japan last month, Tokyo Game Show organizers confirmed that the 2011 event will go on as planned.
April 5, 2011
Study: Youth Violent Video Game Play Affects Sympathy, 'Justified Violence' Perceptions
Study: Youth Violent Video Game Play Affects Sympathy, 'Justified Violence' Perceptions
A new study into the effect of violent video games on children's moral reasoning finds a limited correlation between the level of violent game play and certain viewpoints on real-world violence.
April 5, 2011
EA Tiburon Working On New Basketball Sim For Fall 2012
EA Tiburon Working On New Basketball Sim For Fall 2012
Electronic Arts' EA Sports division has announced it will follow up the troubled production and cancellation of NBA Elite 2011 with a new basketball simulation that will hit stores in Fall 2012.
April 5, 2011
Hawkins: Madden Royalty Suit Exaggerates Antonick's Role
Hawkins: Madden Royalty Suit Exaggerates Antonick's Role
EA founder and current Digital Chocolate CEO Trip Hawkins says a multi-million dollar lawsuit over Madden series royalt
April 5, 2011
Rockstar's Houser Down On Transmedia, Games As Art Debate
Rockstar's Houser Down On Transmedia, Games As Art Debate
Ahead of L.A. Noire becoming the first video game ever to be featured at the Tribeca Film Festival later this month,
April 5, 2011
Kalypso Licenses Trinigy's Vision For The Dark Eye: Demonicon
Kalypso Licenses Trinigy's Vision For The Dark Eye: Demonicon
Publisher Kalypso Media has licensed Trinigy's Vision Game Engine for multiple upcoming titles, including The Dark Eye: Demonicon, the latest entry in one of Germany's most popular RPG series, releasing for PC and Xbox 360 next year.
April 5, 2011
Zynga Buys Team At Online Poker Tracker MarketZero
Zynga Buys Team At Online Poker Tracker MarketZero
Social game developer Zynga announced its 11th acquisition in as many months, this time purchasing the team at MarketZero, developer of online poker stat tracking portal PokerTableRatings.
April 5, 2011