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Video games publisher EA has added two new official football club partnerships to its books – Liverpool and Barcelona. As of the upcoming season EA Sports will be Liverpool’s Official Football Video Gaming Partner and Barcelona’s Official Club Partner. Demo pods for FIFA 14 will be offered at Anfield during …
Read More »Dead Island PR stunt gives MCV the chance to put ‘Luis Suarez bite’ in a headline for SEO win
And to think – we thought we’d miss out on the Luis Suarez SEO bandwagon. As we know, Deep Silver is holding a real zombie-themed wedding in an effort to promote this Friday’s release of Dead Island: Riptide. Now the company has put out a press release saying that it …
Read More »Ex-Studio Liverpool veterans form Sawfly
Developer working on both mobile and console titles
Read More »UPDATED: Sony’s Studio Liverpool closes its doors; Campus survives
One of the key studios from PlayStation’s rich history has today ceased operations. Sony has confirmed to MCV that Sony Liverpool is no more, with its resources instead being put into projects at other studios. It’s not yet known how many jobs have been lost. The studio has been the …
Read More »Former Liverpool FC MD joins We R Interactive
We R Interactive, a social gaming specialist and publisher of football title I Am Playr, has announced the appointment of former Liverpool Football Club MD Christian Purslow as its new non-executive independent director. The move follows Purslow’s personal investment in the company, which it says is his first since leaving …
Read More »Bizarre staff form Lucid Games
New Liverpool studio hopes to create 50 jobs
Read More »Develop in Liverpool calls for final speakers
Last chance to submit your ideas to speak to the industry as October 4th deadline draws close
Read More »The9 founder linked with Liverpool buyout
One of the most powerful men in the Asian video games market has reportedly held preliminary talks with Liverpool FC owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett about a possible buyout of the football club. The Independent reports that Zhu Jun, founder and chairman of Chinese online gaming giant The9, is …
Read More »Glen Johnson thanks Champ Man
Much like his PlayStation-loving team mate Fernando Torres, Liverpool right-back Glen Johnson has become the latest sports star to confess his love for gaming – more specifically, Eidos’ Championship Manager. As well as keeping him sane during his ongoing spell on the sidelines due to injury, the game has also …
Read More »Sony Liverpool to halve head-count?
Sources at Sony’s Liverpool, UK studio say that its head-count will ultimately be reduced by about half. The news comes after the format-holder confirmed last week that the development team was to be ‘restructured’ following project cancellations. At the weekend sources told Develop that as much as 50 per cent …
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