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Layoffs at Trion Worlds

Reports are coming in from multiple sources that Trion Worlds has laid off approximately 100 people from their Defiance development team. The...

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Plants vs. Zombies 2 coming in July 2013

PopCap released a new video today poking fun at player questions about a sequel to its popular Plants vs. Zombies game. The video’s...

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Hopes, dreams in short supply as EA literally decimates employee population

Electronic Arts has conducted another round of layoffs, with estimates stating that as much as 10% of their workforce has been let...

Gearbox Gets Homeworld License

As previously reported, teamPixel was unable to secure the Homeworld license. However, a recent announcement from Gearbox Software reveals that they are...

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Disney Closes LucasArts

Reports are coming in that Disney has closed down veteran game development studio LucasArts and canceled all ongoing development projects. This announcement...

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Gas Powered Games Shuts Down

In another bit of disappointing industry news, Kotaku is reporting that Gas Powered Games has closed down its offices. We’ve heard from...

Square-Enix Cancels Controversial Hitman App

There have been weird promotional campaigns in the past, and occasionally someone crosses the line from tacky to offensive. This appears to...

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Steam Big Picture

Valve has rolled out a new controller-friendly “Big Picture” interface for their Steam client, catering to folks who like to play Steam...

XCOM Slingshot DLC Released

Firaxis and 2K Games have announced the release of a new DLC pack for their recently released XCOM strategy game, available for...

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Desert Bus for Hope 2012

It’s Desert Bus time again, with the charity fundraiser gaming marathon entering its 6th year. Basically, the Loading Ready Run crew plays...

Valve Announces Start of Voting for 2012 Saxxy Awards

Valve sends word that voting is now open for the second annual Saxxy awards, which are awarded to videos submitted by the...

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Layoffs at Zynga

There are confirmed layoffs of around 100 employees at the Zynga offices in Austin, and unconfirmed reports of simultaneous layoffs at the...

BioWare Founders Retiring

As spotted on the BioWare blog, Drs. Muzyka and Zeschuk say they plan to retire from the company they founded. As the...

Epic Games Adds Seattle Office

Epic Games has announced plans to open an office in Seattle to work on Unreal Engine 4. “The proximity to key partners,...

Layoffs at PopCap

Sad news at PopCap today as they announce the layoffs of ~50 people at their Seattle office. Electronic Arts-owned game developer PopCap...

Nintendo Power Shuts Down

After more than 20 years of publication, Nintendo Power magazine will be shutting down. Nintendo Power‘s shuttering comes during a time of...

Blizzard Security Notice: Change Your Password!

Blizzard is reporting a recent security breach, where some data was extracted from their internal network. They’re recommending that you change your...

Steam to support non-game software?

Valve has revealed plans to support software other than games on their Steam platform. “The 40 million gamers frequenting Steam are interested...

Ubisoft DRM is a security risk

RockPaperShotgun is reporting that the PC browser plugin for Ubisoft’s Uplay software contains a software vulnerability that could allow someone to run...

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Warner Bros. Seattle Layoffs

In more sad news from the development front, Warner Bros. has announced layoffs at its Seattle-area studios. An unknown number of layoffs...

Microsoft Flight Canceled

In the latest industry shake-up, Microsoft Flight has been canceled and its Vancouver-based development team laid off. “Microsoft Studios is always evaluating...

Fez gets patched, er, sort of.

The independent game Fez is getting a patch. Actually, it’s the first patch being re-released despite a potential savegame-killing problem. Why not...

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Layoffs at BioWare Austin

In unfortunate industry news, EA/BioWare has conducted a round of layoffs from their Austin studio primarily responsible for Star Wars: The Old...

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Rockstar Closes Vancouver Studio

The latest industry news has reports of Rockstar Games, best known for the Grand Theft Auto series, shutting down its Vancouver studio....

European Union Says Digital-only Games Can Be Resold

The Court of Justice of European Union, their highest court of law, has passed a ruling that publishers cannot prohibit the resale...

Activision Closes Radical Entertainment

Activision has decided to shut down Vancouver-based Radical Entertainment, known primarily for their work on the Prototype and Scarface games. Although we...

38 Studios Closes, All Employees Laid Off

38 Studios, best known for developing Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, has laid off all of their employees and closed down their offices....

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Company of Heroes 2 Announced

A NeoGAF member received an early copy of the upcoming PC Gamer magazine, which features Company of Heroes 2 on the cover....

Nexon Offers to Buy EA

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...

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