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European Union Says Digital-only Games Can Be Resold

by 351 days ago

    The Court of Justice of European Union, their highest court of law, has passed a ruling that publishers cannot prohibit the resale of used software licenses for downloaded software. "Where …

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    Activision Closes Radical Entertainment

    by 357 days ago

      Activision has decided to shut down Vancouver-based Radical Entertainment, known primarily for their work on the Prototype and Scarface games. Although we made a substantial investment in the Prototype IP, …

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      38 Studios Closes, All Employees Laid Off

      by 391 days ago

        38 Studios, best known for developing Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, has laid off all of their employees and closed down their offices. This includes the closure of their subsidiary, Big …

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        Company of Heroes 2 Announced

        by 412 days ago

          A NeoGAF member received an early copy of the upcoming PC Gamer magazine, which features Company of Heroes 2 on the cover. This confirms rumors that a sequel to the …

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          Nexon Offers to Buy EA

          by 420 days ago

            Bloomberg is reporting that Nexon has extended an offer to buy Electronic Arts. Japanese online game company Nexon reportedly contacted Electronic Arts (EA) about making an offer, according to Bloomberg, citing a South …

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            Valve Employee Handbook

            by 423 days ago

              Every wonder what it's like to work at Valve? This weekend, the Valve Employee Handbook showed up on the Internet. This book isn’t about fringe benefits or how to set …

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              Codemasters to Focus on Racing Games

              by 426 days ago

                Codemasters has announced plans to drop its shooter franchises and focus all development efforts on its racing games. "The focus is an exclusive one, there are no other genre properties …

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                Author Sues Ubisoft Over Assassin’s Creed

                by 427 days ago

                  Gamesindustry.biz is reporting that Ubisoft is facing legal action from science fiction author John L. Beiswenger, who claims that the popular Assassin's Creed series bears striking similarities to his 2003 …

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                  Notch Announces 0x10c (A New Space-Themed Game)

                  by 442 days ago

                  Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson has announced a new space-themed game in the works, which he's calling 0x10c. The game is still very early in development, but here is a …

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                  EA Voted “Worst Company in America” in Consumerist Poll

                  by 442 days ago

                    Electronic Arts is in the news again, this time as the winner of the Consumerist's 2012 award for worst company in America. After more than 250,000 votes, Consumerist readers ultimately …

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                    Bioware Responds to Mass Effect 3 Ending Criticisms

                    by 456 days ago

                    Dr. Ray Muzyka has posted to the BioWare blog acknowledging fan dissatisfaction with the ending of Mass Effect 3. As co-founder and GM of BioWare, I’m very proud of the ME3 …

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                    Obsidian Layoffs

                    by 463 days ago

                      GameBanshee is reporting that Obsidian Entertainment (developer of the Fallout: New Vegas) has cancelled Project North Carolina and scaled back on the South Park game, resulting in a round of …

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