Entries in 'studio' (60)

EA Sports hiring for new Austin studio

EA Sports hiring for new Austin studio

EA Sports has announced it will open a new studio in Austin, Texas that will create around 300 jobs.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jul 19th 2011 at 11:54AM in News
THQ closes UK studio

THQ closes UK studio

The closure consultancy period for THQ's UK development team has come to an end, and the publisher has indeed decided to shut the studio down, Develop has been told.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Jul 13th 2011 at 4:57PM in News
PopCap launches 'experimental' dev

PopCap launches 'experimental' dev

Casual giant PopCap has opened the doors on a new 'design centre', offering its developers and designers a place to realise creations of a more lo-fi aesthetic than typical releases ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 6th 2011 at 9:45AM in News
Cousins leaves EA's Easy Studio

Cousins leaves EA's Easy Studio

Ben Cousins, the man behind EA's successful forays into the free-to-play games market, has announced his departure from the publisher.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 31st 2011 at 9:34AM in News

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Square Enix to open new studio

Square Enix to open new studio

Square Enix is negotiating with councils in Canada with plans to build its second studio there.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Mar 17th 2011 at 2:54PM in News
Lucid Games rises from Bizarre ashes

Lucid Games rises from Bizarre ashes

Former staff members of recently defunct developer Bizarre Creations have established a new Liverpool-based studio named Lucid Games.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 25th 2011 at 3:19PM in News
VIDEO: Farewell Bizarre Creations

VIDEO: Farewell Bizarre Creations

Liverpool studio Bizarre Creations will close today.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 18th 2011 at 10:38AM in News
Keita Takahashi opens new studio

Keita Takahashi opens new studio

Keita Takahashi, the inimitable game designer who recently broke ties with Namco Bandai, has formed a new independent entertainment company with his wife.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 4th 2010 at 12:40PM in News

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Has EA opened new Kinect studio?

Has EA opened new Kinect studio?

Electronic Arts could be the latest company to dedicate an entire studio to Kinect and motion control game development.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 23rd 2010 at 1:19PM in News
Game Room dev suffers further layoffs?

Game Room dev suffers further layoffs?

More staff redundancies have taken place at Australian outfit Krome, reports suggest.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 22nd 2010 at 6:46PM in News
Square Enix comes clean on cuts

Square Enix comes clean on cuts

The CEO of Square Enix Europe has braved a number of questions surrounding the publisher’s decision to cut staff at Io Interactive, virtually close a programming department at Beautiful Game ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 19th 2010 at 5:33PM in News
Sega shuts San Francisco dev

Sega shuts San Francisco dev

Sega has closed its San Francisco games development studio.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 6th 2010 at 12:46PM in News

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Rebellion confirms studio closure

Rebellion confirms studio closure

UK studio Rebellion has confirmed job cuts at its Oxford base, adding that its Derby studio has now closed.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 18th 2010 at 10:11AM in News
Nintendo studio Cing ‘bankrupt’

Nintendo studio Cing ‘bankrupt’

Multiple reports circulating the internet are suggesting that Cing – developer of renowned titles such as Hotel Dusk, Another Code and Little King's Story – has filed for bankruptcy.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 8th 2010 at 12:25PM in News
Kotick: EA a good option “if you want to sell out”

Kotick: EA a good option “if you want to sell out”

In a wide-reaching and uncharacteristically personal speech at DICE, Activision boss Bobby Kotick managed to find a little time for a quiet dig at publishing rival EA.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 22nd 2010 at 8:00AM in News
Rockstar Leeds duo form new studio

Rockstar Leeds duo form new studio

Two senior developers are in the process of leaving Rockstar Leeds to kick-start their own indie development studio, Double 11.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 16th 2010 at 9:37AM in News

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Restructuring at Sony Liverpool

Restructuring at Sony Liverpool

Sony has confirmed to Develop that Studio Liverpool will be restructured as part of 'project prioritisation'.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 29th 2010 at 11:13AM in News
THQ to open Montreal studio

THQ to open Montreal studio

Another big publisher has made the move to open a dev base in subsidy-supported Quebec, Canada – with THQ  the latest to establish a Montreal studio.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 4th 2009 at 11:46AM in News
Cuts hit Champ Man dev

Cuts hit Champ Man dev

Square Enix will make “unavoidable” workforce cuts at Beautiful Game Studios, the outfit responsible for the Championship Manager series.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 25th 2009 at 5:23PM in News
Job losses at EA Maxis

Job losses at EA Maxis

EA's Maxis studio - originally responsible for The Sims franchise and most recently Spore - has seen layoffs amongst its staff, the publisher has confirmed.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 27th 2009 at 1:05PM in News
Wolfenstein dev suffers job losses

Wolfenstein dev suffers job losses

Layoffs have been administered to some of the development force responsible for Activision’s new Wolfenstein game.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 19th 2009 at 5:13PM in News
Cecil opens new handheld studio

Cecil opens new handheld studio

Famed UK games designer Charles Cecil has opened a new division at his studio dedicated to digital self-publishing.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 31st 2009 at 1:46PM in News
MS allegedly establishes Halo studio

MS allegedly establishes Halo studio

Rumours are beginning to intensify that Microsoft’s Halo studio has established itself as “343 Industries”.



Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 21st 2009 at 11:32AM in News
Lights go out at Midway Newcastle

Lights go out at Midway Newcastle

Its management team tried to fight it off, but the collapse of Midway has finally caught up with its Newcastle studio - and today it was put into administration.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 15th 2009 at 11:36AM in News
EA opens new iPhone studio

EA opens new iPhone studio

Electronic Arts has unveiled its 8lb Gorilla; the newest addition to its fleet of development studios.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 13th 2009 at 10:58AM in News