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California–based developer Pandemic Studios is the latest victim of EA’s mass staff reduction operation, reports suggest, and may have closed down completely. An EA spokesperson was not available for comment as a news report from Kotaku went live and suggested that EA has shuttered the studio completely, taking as many …
Read More »Gaikai beta arrives in Europe
The cloud-based Gaikai service, which lets players enjoy traditional disk-based PC games through a browser without the need to install any files or own the physical media, is entering closed beta in Europe later this month. The cloud-based Gaikai service, which lets players enjoy traditional disk-based PC games through a …
Read More »Future closes PSW magazine
Following the surprise news that Future is to refrain from ABCing its games magazines today, the publisher has now confirmed that it has closed independent PlayStation title PSW. Future has told MCV that one member of the magazine’s team has already been assigned a new role within the firm, whilst …
Read More »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. MCV’s sister site Develop understands that Midway CEO himself Matt Booty broke the news to the team this morning, and that …
Read More »Nokia closes N-Gage studio
Nokia has shut down its Vancouver-based game studio, affecting some 100 jobs in the process, Develop understands. Nokia’s N-Gage Design Studio in Vancouver had developed a significant number of titles for the first and second generation N-Gage systems, as well as for mobile phones. The group worked on franchises such …
Read More »Xbox Originals service draws to a close
Microsoft has confirmed that there will be no further releases on its Xbox Originals digital download service. The retail channel, which arrived in December 2007, offered 360 owners the chance to download full game releases from its Xbox catalogue. The platform holder told IGN that it has finished its portfolio” …
Read More »Factor 5 closes US dev studio
Factor 5 is to close its San Rafael studio, the company’s CEO has revealed. According to a post on the official website, the ‘obstacles created by the sudden bankruptcy of Brash Entertainment for the continuation of operations have turned out too great to overcome in the current economic climate,’ wrote …
Read More »US: Circuit City closes its doors
Circuit City closed the last of its 567 stores yesterday, putting an end to the firm’s retail operation in the US. The company’s expiration has been a drawn out and public affair, having filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last November and going into liquidation in January. Click here to read …
Read More »Microsoft confirms ACES closure
Whilst 30 per cent of the companyâ??s game testing force is also let go
Read More »Manchester studio closed by Eidos
Eidos has confirmed to Develop that it has close its Rockpool Games studio in Manchester. Around 14 Rockpool staff have been made redundant as part of the move. The publisher bought the studio in February 2007 to boost its presence in the casual games sector. Developmag.com has the full story …
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