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Crackdown 3 studio replaces Yager on long-awaited sequel to Techland property
Read More »SNK Playmore forms Entertainment arm to revive old IP
Neo Geo creator’s catalogue includes more than 200 franchises, such as Metal Slug, King of Fighters, Fatal Fury and Samurai Shodown
Read More »Platinum Games: ‘Difficulty of making original IP led us to licensed work’
Bayonetta and Scalebound creator explains the freedom that building on existing franchises can offer
Read More »Cartoon Network releases its first original smartphone game
Kids TV empire Cartoon Network is branching out by publishing its first original mobile title not based on an established show. OK K.O.! Lakewood Plaza Turbo is actually based on a pilot for a show called Lakewood Plaza Turbo by Ian Jones-Quarterly. That series was never commissioned, and Jones-Quarterly instead …
Read More »Kabam sells old IP and publishing business to Gaea Mobile
Kingdoms of Camelot, The Hobbit and Dragons of Atlantis among ‘first-generation’ titles offloaded to Chinese publisher
Read More »Night Dive Studios acquires System Shock rights
Studio planning a complete reimagining of classic sci-fi franchise
Read More »EA’s past acquisitions ‘spotty at best’, admits CFO
EA has vowed to be more ‘careful’ about purchasing companies in the future, accepting that it has made mistakes with past acquisitions. Speaking at the UBS Global Technology Conference (as reported by GameSpot), CFO Blake Jorgensen said that the inconsistent hit rate of studios and firms picked up by EA …
Read More »Nintendo issues takedown demand for student Super Mario 64 HD project
A recreation of the first level from Super Mario 64 made with the Unity engine must be removed from the internet, Nintendo has said. Super Mario 64 HD was created by Roystan Ross as an attempt to learn Unity. It uses the level structure of 64 and character models from …
Read More »Bandai Namco offers up iconic IP to Japanese devs
Japanese developer and publisher Bandai Namco is seeking new partnerships with local developers, even offering access to some of its most iconic IP. The movie is part of a new open project” that is due to begin in late April, according to anofficial documenttranslated byGematsu. The IP on offer includes …
Read More »Bandai Namco opening its IP to Japanese devs
Pac-Man, DigDug, Galaxian and Devious among 17 franchises up for grabs
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