Starbreeze acquiring Payday dev Overkill
Syndicate and Chronicles of Riddick developer Starbreeze is picking up fellow Swedish studio Overkill Software, maker of recent co-op crime FPS Payday: The Heist. Gosh, imagine the co-op larks that could be had if they put their game-brains together.
READ MORE >UK retail chain GAME saved
Failing video games chain GAME has been saved from outright closure by an investment firm, which is taking on the fraction of UK stores still open after the retailer entered administration last week. 333 stores and around 3,200 jobs are being saved.
READ MORE >"Please insert "the financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed" credits to continue. I wonder ..."
see all 5 commentsAngry Birds dev Rovio acquires Futuremark Games Studio
Futuremark has sold its Futuremark Game Studios Arm to Rovio, the developer of Angry Birds. Futuremark's keeping the Shattered Horizon, Hungribles and Unstoppable Gorg properties, though.
READ MORE >"It's funny how I said Angry Birds Space could have been higher than 99 cents. Found out level 3 ..."
see all 16 commentsRemedy hiring for next-gen console project
Max Payne and Alan Wake is gearing up to develop for the next generation of consoles, looking to fill more than 20 positions in the coming months, and saying it's "on the very brink of creating the games of the future."
READ MORE >Stardock: Impulse 'was consuming the rest of the company'
The so-called "dumbification" of video games, Windows 8, and the sale of Impulse to GameStop are among the topics Stardock's outspoken CEO Bradwell has covered in the PC developer and publisher's latest annual Customer Report.
READ MORE >"While I get why they weren't selling stardock games on steam at the time, it doesn't explain why ..."
see all 10 commentsGothic 4 dev Spellbound files for insolvency
Spellbound Entertainment, the German developer behind ArcaniA: Gothic 4 (not earlier Gothic games) and the Desperados series, is filing for insolvency after an investment deal collapsed.
READ MORE >"No the old c&c clone, was decent. Arcadia however was no so good! As a fan of Gothic games it ..."
see all 4 commentsUK chain GAME entering administration
Failing UK-based video games chain GAME, which is roughly the equivalent of GameStop, today announced it will plans to enter administration as it tries to salvage this mess.
READ MORE >"In Manchester we have 2 GAMEs 40 seconds from each other AND a Gamestation a minute away from ..."
see all 10 commentsKaz Hirai becomes Sony president on April 1
As expected, Kaz Hirai will be taking over the job as president and CEO of Sony.
READ MORE >"You've got some big shoes to fill when your predecessor is a CEO Knight!"
see all 3 commentsXbox 360 top console in 2011; 1.7M units sold in December
The Xbox 360 was the top selling console for twelve straight months, the NPD Group has revealed. In December, Microsoft sold "more than 1.7 million" Xbox 360 consoles.
READ MORE >"Yeah the link I used was inflammatory, but I think most of us knew it was waaay above average ..."
see all 32 commentsReport: Kazuo Hirai to be named Sony President
If reports prove to be accurate, Sony is set to name Kazuo Hirai as its next president.
READ MORE >"He earned it.... I think he's the best man for the job. If you read his bio on wiki he's been ..."
see all 9 commentsPlayStation Vita sales slowing in Japan after strong launch
The PlayStation Vita is off to a slow start in Japan, slowing to only 42,000 units after its initial strong launch week.
READ MORE >"Oh yeah, buy a handheld system which has a shit library because no one bought it at a price ..."
see all 6 commentsXbox 360 sells 1.7M, PS3 up 70% and 3DS hits 795K in November
Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo have provided some insight into the month of November as it pertains to hardware sales for each company. Microsoft was top, pushing an impressive 1.7M units out the door.
READ MORE >November NPD: Modern Warfare 3, Skyrim, Xbox 360 on top
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim were November's big sellers, in a month where Microsoft's Xbox 360 continued to best other hardware platforms.
READ MORE >"Same thing happened with ps2 at the end of it's cycle. They just get so cheap it's almost an ..."
see all 7 commentsReport: Zynga's aggressive corporate culture bleeds talent, risks company future
With Zynga's IPO expected to finally go live, reports suggest the company is at a crossroads that may negatively impact its future.
READ MORE >"And you didn't even touch on what is probably the largest single segment of their employee base: ..."
see all 23 commentsSega acquires Puzzle Pirates dev Three Rings
Sega has snapped up Three Rings Design, the developer behind free-to-play MMOs Puzzle Pirates and Spiral Knights, it announced today. This'll help fuel its expansion into online games, the publisher says.
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"Agreed. I enjoyed playing it during the Steam free-to-play weekend."
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