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Around 40 jobs have been lost at Trion Worlds. Gamasutra reports that the Rift developer has chopped around a third of its workforce, including artists and designers. It is not known whether the losses affected just the Rift team specifically. The studio has said that the move was "in response …
Read More »Trion Worlds lays off 40 developers
As many as one-third of staff let go from publisher
Read More »Scaleform founders and former Gaikai CPO join Oculus Rift project
Virtual reality firm Oculus has appointed Gaikai’s former chief product officer Brendan Iribe as its CEO. Iribe is also the founder of UI tools company Scaleform – the fellow co-founder of which, Michael Antonov, has been appointed as Oculus’ chief software architect. Jack McCaulry, who was a lead developer on …
Read More »Virtual reality kickstarter Oculus surpasses $1m
Crowdfunding campaign gathers momentum for headset and devkit
Read More »Trion Worlds picks Shroud cloth tech
MMO rift to use updated real-time dynamic interactive clothing and soft-body physics effects
Read More »Trion Worlds CEO contends for entrepreneur award
Former EA exec nominated for 'excellence' in innovation and financial performance
Read More »Rift Lite introduces free-to-play options
Trion Worlds has expanded the trial version of its flagship MMO, essentially making the game free-to-play. Rift Lite drops the time limit and lets new players enjoy the the game for free until they reach level 20. If they enjoy the game, they can sign up for full membership, with …
Read More »MMO market is limited, says Old Republic director
Quality is vital in standing out from the freebies, says BioWare man
Read More »11 publishers sign up to EA Origin
Electronic Arts has brought several new third party partners onboard for its digital distribution service, Origin. A total of 11 independent game publishers will be bringing their games to the platform, including Robot Entertainment, CD Projekt Red, Freebird Games, Recoil Games, Autumn Games, 1C Company, inXile Entertainment, Paradox Interactive, Core …
Read More »Trion Worlds wins $85m investment
Up-and-coming MMO specialist Trion Worlds has received a massive financial boost towards the company’s ongoing expansion. The publisher secured $85 million from Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and current investor Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments. "We are thrilled about entering this exciting period of growth and scale with our investors," said Trion …
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