Entries in 'closure' (41)
MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up
Developers at KMM get laid off, 20% of Christmas sales were made online and several marketing jobs open up.
Report - Tecmo Koei Canada to close later this month
Toronto-based studio Tecmo Koei Canada will reportedly be shut down at the end of March.
More store closures expected at Blockbuster
Administrator Deloitte has confirmed to MCV that there will be further closures at Blockbuser stores UK.
200 jobs lost as Gameloft closes Indian studio
In a surprise move, Gameloft has shut down its Hyderabad studio, resulting in a loss of around 200 jobs.
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Play.com to shut down retail business
The closure of the Jersey tax loophole last year has been blamed for the end of Play.com as we know it.
UK studio Eurocom closed after 25 years
Eurocom, the British developer behind the latest James Bond game, has gone into administration.
Gree apologises for its handling of OpenFeint scrappage
Gree has said it is sorry for its handling of the closure of OpenFeint and for putting developers in what it admitted was a tough situation.
Flickr creator's social game Glitch announces closure
Glitch, the free to play social game from Flickr co-founder Stewart Butterfield, has confirmed that it will terminate next month.
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MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up
The new PS3 launched this week, Dick Smith was sold, while the Wii U was confirmed as playable at the EB EXPO, which has only 8'000 tickets left.
Riot leads to Foxconn factory closure
A brawl involving upwards of 2,000 workers has forced a unit at infamous Chinese manufacturing plant Foxconn to temporarily close.
OnLive demise confirmed; 'New' OnLive hiring percentage of old staff
After a night of wild rumour and corporate denials, the demise of OnLive in its current form has been confirmed.
UPDATED: Judgement day nears for OnLive, though it denies closure
Streaming games company OnLive has been forced to publicly deny reports that it is on the brink of closure.
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MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up
This week, EB Games passes 1 million reward scheme members, BigWorld gets purchased and a Police Commissioner blames games for violence.
Microsoft describes Inside Xbox closure as "logical"
The cancellation of Inside Xbox has been described as logical by Xbox Europe interactive entertainment VP Chris Lewis.
GAME Oxford Street could close its doors
While Game Retail Limited, the new owner of retailer GAME, appears in good health, the future looks less certain for its flagship Oxford Street Store in London.
Best Buy losses lead to 50 store closures
Continued profit declines have led US technology retailer Best Buy to close 50 of its big box stores.
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Future in doubt for Zipper Interactive
Sony is in the process of closing down Washington studio Zipper Interactive, a new report suggests, in a move that potentially affects scores of jobs in the region.
UPDATED: Gamestation may be sacrificed for new look GAME chain
One way or another, GAME as we know it has GONE, and may be replaced by something entirely different on Monday.
Future of Stalker developer 'uncertain'
Stalker developer GSC Game World is on the brink of closing its doors after saying that 'nothing is certain' about its future.
Best Buy UK withdrawal confirmed
It’s official – Best Buy as a brand is effectively retreating from Europe, closing all eleven of its UK stores.
Closure threat hangs over UK studio EA Bright Light
Electronic Arts has begun a formal consultation process at EA Bright Light, with redundancies and outright studio closure both possible.
EA's Visceral Melbourne studio closes
Yet more sad news for the Australian game development community, as EA's Visceral Melbourne studio closes its doors.
Closure beckons for Codemasters Guilford
Codemasters has announced that it is “proposing to retire” its Guildford based development studio.
Team Bondi IP and assets "up for sale"
Game IP and other remaining assets owned by Sydney studio Team Bondi has been sold off, a source close to the matter has told Develop.
Goodbye Bizarre Creations
On Friday, February 18th, Bizarre Creations’ Liverpool studio will turn off the lights, lock the windows and close its doors for the final time.
