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Zynga paying out $228 million for its HQ
Facebook game makers Zynga is expected to pay out over $228 million so that it can take over the rest of its San Francisco based headquarters, of which it currently has a two thirds stake in. With the deal set ...
Valve console a reality?
In a recent interview, Valve CEO and co founder Gabe Newell hinted that his company would go into the hardware business if it had to, something that many jumped on saying that Valve might be making its own closed system. ...
Blizzard cuts 600 staff
Publishing and game development giant Blizzard has announced that it will be cutting 600 staff worldwide – though none of those involved with the World of Warcraft MMO have been affected. “Constant evaluation of teams and processes is necessary for ...
Buying all Mass Effect 3 DLC would cost nearly $900
I’ve taken a few swings at DLC in the past, claiming that while I can understand its implementation after a game’s release, removing content from the main game to release later, over pricing gimmicks or making the game seem incomplete ...
Team Meat complains about Wiiware size limit
One of the men behind Team Meat – the developer that created Super Meat Boy – Tommy Refenes, has spoken out about Nintendo’s size limit for Wiiware titles – apparently it’s capped at just 40MB. “[WiiWare's] 40MB is horrible, but ...
Angry Birds maker considering acquisitions
Maker of Angry Birds Rovio is considering buying up other game making or technology firms, with a real interest in expanding its current intellectual properties – which is just one. Granted the firm has done extremely well with that one ...
Game won’t be selling Ubisoft Vita launch titles
With Vita launching today and high street game seller Game in troubling financial waters, it seems surprising, but it’s been announced it won’t be selling any of Ubisoft’s Playstation Vita titles. This isn’t just one or two either, but five ...
Sapphire launches new mini Edge 3 PC
Hawker of graphics cards and the occasional motherboard, Sapphire, has announced the release of a new variant in its Edge range – this one being the third, is called Edge 3. Featuring an accelerated processing unit (APU), the Edge is ...
Unworking Pokemon copies show up on iTunes
A sneaky app publisher by the name of Daniel Burford as part of the “Home of Anime” has released a copy of Pokemon Yellow on the iTunes app store, though according to reviews, its a complete unplayable fake. While the ...
Ivy Bridge 16 per cent faster than Sandy Bridge
Clock for clock, Intel’s upcoming Ivy Bridge CPUs could be as much as 17 per cent faster than the last generation of Sandy Bridge processors. Fudzilla has been perusing some data that seems to suggest internal tests comparing the equally ...
