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Schafer: “Things Would be Hard For Teams Our Size” in Regards to Next Gen Consoles

Schafer: “Things Would be Hard For Teams Our Size” in Regards to Next Gen Consoles

The future looks worrying for smaller studios like Double Fine.

Valve Purchases Star Filled Studios, Plans to Open San Francisco Office

Valve Purchases Star Filled Studios, Plans to Open San Francisco Office

Star-Filled Studios founder Todd Semple comments on the acquisition.

Game Developers Choice Awards 2013 Now Open For Nominations

Game Developers Choice Awards 2013 Now Open For Nominations

Cast your nominations and vote for your favourite game of 2012.

Trion Worlds Hit by Lay-Offs, RIFT Development Team Most Affected

Trion Worlds Hit by Lay-Offs, RIFT Development Team Most Affected

The publisher recently let go of an unconfirmed number of employees.

Microsoft Does it Again: Rubicon Reports Awful Sales From Windows RT Port of Great Big War Game

Microsoft Does it Again: Rubicon Reports Awful Sales From Windows RT Port of Great Big War Game

The port made a paltry £52 in its first week despite costing about £10,000.

Zynga Loses Two More Key Executives

Zynga Loses Two More Key Executives

Roy Sehgal and Steve Schrech are the latest to leave the flailing social games studio.

NCSoft Seattle Lays Off Undisclosed Number of Employees, Cites “Realignment”

NCSoft Seattle Lays Off Undisclosed Number of Employees, Cites “Realignment”

"Realignment of publishing resources to better suit studio needs" cited as reason.

“Tales of” Series Ships 15 Million Units Worldwide

“Tales of” Series Ships 15 Million Units Worldwide

Duh, JRPGs are dead, duhhh.

Wii U Doom and Gloom: Perfectly Explained, Perfectly Unjustified

Wii U Doom and Gloom: Perfectly Explained, Perfectly Unjustified

The atmosphere around the Wii U is a little skewed these days, no?

Mojang Discusses Office Structure, Eerily Similar to Valve

Mojang Discusses Office Structure, Eerily Similar to Valve

Developers can do what they want, without middle management, according to Minecraft creator.

Ex-Rare Developer: “Microsoft Wanted to Make Rare into What it was With Nintendo”

Ex-Rare Developer: “Microsoft Wanted to Make Rare into What it was With Nintendo”

Lackluster sales of Perfect Dark and the presence of Halo made Microsoft reconsider Rare's role.

Zynga CEO in Tears Over Talks of Turning Company Around: Apple Director

Zynga CEO in Tears Over Talks of Turning Company Around: Apple Director

Departures and plummeting stock share prices continue to dog the social games dev.

EA and Microsoft Named “Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality”

EA and Microsoft Named “Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality”

Both publishers received top marks from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.

Top 5 Timeless Features (From Once Great Developers)

Top 5 Timeless Features (From Once Great Developers)

Despite the downfalls each developer has faced, each has permanently made their mark on gaming

Playstation The Official Magazine Shutting Down

Playstation The Official Magazine Shutting Down

Holiday 2012 edition to be the final issue of the magazine.

Tales of Xillia 2 Projected to Sell 650K Copies, According to Namco Bandai

Tales of Xillia 2 Projected to Sell 650K Copies, According to Namco Bandai

They also expect Tekken Tag Tournament 2 to reach 1.7 million copies sold by March 2013.

Capcom to Hire 1000 New Staff Members by 2023

Capcom to Hire 1000 New Staff Members by 2023

Also wants to hit 6 million units sold for Resident Evil 6 (seriously).

THQ Could Face Sale or Bankruptcy After $21 Million Loss

THQ Could Face Sale or Bankruptcy After $21 Million Loss

Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter deems THQ as "not investable for most institutions".

Take Two: “No Ramp-up in Costs for Next Generation Development”

Take Two: “No Ramp-up in Costs for Next Generation Development”

Take Two CEO talks about the rise in costs for the next generation of consoles.

Peter Moore: “Used Games Are the Right of Gamers and Retailers”

Peter Moore: “Used Games Are the Right of Gamers and Retailers”

Deplorable though it may appear, the used games market is perfectly legal.