Entries in 'studios' (29)
Sony shuts Bigbig; restructures Cambridge studio
Sony has proposed the closure of Leamington Spa outfit Bigbig, which recently finished work on Little Deviants for Vita.
Sony fully adopts Online Pass system
Publisher Sony has confirmed that all future SCE Worldwide Studios game will require the buyer to use the in-the-box Online Pass code to access online functionality.
Double Eleven becomes exclusive Sony studio
Sony has announced that it has signed a new partnership with UK-based studio Double Eleven.
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GamesAid darts night raises £800
The games industry raised over £800 at this month’s GamesAid darts evening.
Jobs in danger at Sony UK studios
Staff across Sony’s UK studios are anxiously waiting to see if they will be spared from a restructuring process now underway.
UK devs lead Kinect charge
Video games trade association UKIE has championed the role of UK developers in the early success of both Microsoft's Kinect and Sony's Move.
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Krome Studios closes doors
Developer Krome Studios has closed its doors resulting in all staff losing their jobs, according to reports on IGN.
Developer events targeted by UKIE
New-look trade body UKIE is to sponsor both the Develop Quiz and Develop Football Challenge.
New SVP hired at Codemasters
Jamie Macdonald, formerly BAFTA-winning SCEE WWS VP, has been hired as the new Codemasters senior vice president of production following investment in the studio from Reliance Big Entertainment.
Star Trek Online scraps console plans
The chances of recently released MMO Star Trek Online making the expected trip to consoles have been drastically cut following Cryptic Studios’ admission that its console project is currently “on ...
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Sony coy about 3D dev resources
We’re still waiting for concrete details concerning Sony’s upcoming 3D push on PS3, but a senior engineer at the platform holder has suggested that “a lot” of time is ...
Molyneux praises Heavy Rain
Sony’s recently released Heavy Rain has come in for some welcome praise from famed developer Peter Molyneux – who lest we forget is the current creative director at none other ...
Sony not forcing Move on devs
No pressure is being put on developers within Sony Worldwide Studios to switch their focus to the PlayStation Move, the platform holder has affirmed.
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.
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3D FPS coming to Facebook
Casual games are becoming increasingly popular. As a result, many devs hoping to make a standout product have been gradually complicating their titles. And thus we stand here today, faced ...
Job losses detailed at EA studios
A total of seven EA-owned studios are alleged to be hit by the publisher’s mass-layoff operations.
Take-Two working with Natal
Natal dev kits are installed across Take-Two’s entire fleet of subsidiary studios, according to the publisher’s CEO.
Wolfenstein dev suffers job losses
Layoffs have been administered to some of the development force responsible for Activision’s new Wolfenstein game.
Sony preparing PSPgo App Store
Platform-holder Sony is aggressively courting developers around the world to work on digitally distributed games for PSP in a bid to grow the software offer on its handheld.
Molyneux takes charge of Microsoft Games Studios
Peter Molyneux has been promoted to creative director of European studios at Microsoft Games Studios, MCV's sister mag Develop has revealed.
Triple-A dev model ‘no longer appealing’
Speaking to MCV sister site CasualGaming.biz, the business development director of Strawdog Studios Dan Marchant has stated that the triple-A games development model is not as appealing to the wider ...
Jamie MacDonald to leave SCEE WWS
Sony's Jamie MacDonald is to leave the company at the end of this month.
Halo Wars passes 1m sales worldwide
Halo Wars, the Ensemble Studios RTS released for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 last month, has now sold over one million copies across the globe, the platform holder has confirmed.
