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Microsoft has confirmed the termination of a ‘small’ number of roles at its Vancouver-based game development studio. Kotaku originally reported the layoffs early on in the day. following a pair of former staff members taking to Twitter. The news adds to the growing pile of game development downers in British …
Read More »Square Enix quashes FF Versus XIII cancellation rumours
Final Fantasy Versus XIII has not been cancelled, according to the boss of Square Enix. CEO Yoichi Wada has taken to Twitter to say: I’ve seen rumours that FFVXIII has been cancelled. The rumours aren’t true. I’ve actually been in a recent presentation about the game and I’ve seen it.” …
Read More »Molyneux "took a long time" to get over Milo cancellation
Lionhead founder and former Microsoft studio boss Peter Molynex has admitted that it took him some time to recover from the cancellation of his ambitious Kinect title Milo. The revelation comes as Molyneux speaks for the first time following his shock departure from Lionhead last month. It took me a …
Read More »SCEJ confirms PSPgo cancellation
New news from Japan is suggesting that SCEJ has now confirmed that it has stopped manufacturing the PSPgo. Andriasang has translated information from audio visual site Phileweb claiming that "Sony Computer Entertainment Japan has formally announced an end to production and shipments for the PSPgo". SCEJ has also added a …
Read More »Megaman Universe cancelled
Capcom has announced that it has cancelled Megaman Universe. The project was a 2.5D platform title that would have been released on PSN and Xbox Live Arcade. The key selling point was the user-generated content, allowing players to edit levels from the game or create brand new ones. Gamers would …
Read More »United Front sorry for canned True Crime
True Crime: Hong Kong developer United Front Games has apologised to consumers after Activision canned the game. The Vancouver studio had been working on the upcoming True Crime multiformat action game which was officially announced in December 2009. A statement on the developer’s website said: We are sorry we did …
Read More »Obsidian confirms Aliens RPG cancellation
Obsidian Entertainment has confirmed that the development of the Aliens RPG has been cancelled. Making an announcement on its official forum, a representative for the company revealed: "Rumors have circled around a bit regarding the fate of the Aliens role playing game that Obsidian and SEGA had been working on. …
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