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Iwata: Assumptions about shrinking handheld market are untrue
“[There’s a] premise that the handheld gaming device market is shrinking or vanishing, and I don’t think that is true.”- Nintendo CEO…
Report: PopCap hit with international layoffs [Update]
EA laid off employees of its PopCap studios in Dublin, Shanghai and Seattle, Duke Nukem creator George Broussard tweeted today, following an…
THQ cuts marketing jobs, boosting development side [update]
An internal memo attributed to THQ president Jason Rubin sent yesterday to staff outlines plans for layoffs in the publisher’s marketing team…
Diggs Nightcrawler solves the mystery of a great fall
Adam Volker from developer Moonbot spoke to the European PlayStation Blog about the new Wonderbook game Diggs Nightcrawler, revealing that while the…
PopCap shuts down two studios, lays off 50 in Seattle
Update: PopCap co-founder John Vechey confirms the layoffs, offers comment.PopCap, the social gaming studio behind hints like Bejeweled and Plants vs Zombies,…
Way of the Samurai 4 Out on PSN Today
Last time on PS.Blog, my colleague Tom introduced you guys to our upcoming release (out today!), Way of the Samurai 4. He…
PlayStation Store Update
This week is jam-packed with games of all shapes and sizes, so you’re bound to find something you like. If you’re a…
The Essential 100, No. 70: Deus Ex
An unprecedented journey into player agency and cyberpunk dystopia….
Nintendo Power Magazine To Shut Down?
Bad news, gamers: If reports from Ars Technica turn out to be correct, Nintendo Power magazine is shutting down soon. According to…
Will Skyrim’s Next DLC Be Called Hearthfire? Have Zombies?
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim’s latest DLC pack, Dawnguard, was only just released on the PC, and is still absent from the…
Layoffs at PopCap
Electronic Arts-owned game developer PopCap has seen a round of layoffs that may include a considerable number of employees and the shuttering…
6 tips for writing video game dialogue that’s actually funny
Want to write a great video game script that’s actually funny? Z2Live content designer Ian Adams (Battle Nations, Trade Nations) has tips…
‘SolaRola’ Review – A Physics Platformer Equal Parts Colorful and Bland
SolaRola [$0.99], a 2D platformer from Square Enix, has a lot going for it. It’s charming, accessible, and realistic physics that players…
Retro/Grade review: Time machine music
Retro/Grade is a game about distraction. On a surface level, there’s a complicated premise that has you playing a side-scrolling shmup in…
Nintendo Power coming to an end
Nintendo has chosen not to renew its licensing agreement with Future Publishing (the company that currently produces Nintendo Power) and has no…
KickBeat Hands-On: It’s All in the Mind
At first blush, you could be forgiven for thinking that KickBeat is a new riff on Beats, that seminal PSP downloadable gem…
Metal Gear Solid 5 Won’t Launch Until Summer 2013 At The Soonest?
The next Metal Gear game, which I assume will be Metal Gear Solid 5, won’t be released until Summer 2013 at the…
Fallout 4 Set In Boston?
There are rumors that Fallout 4 will be set in Boston. They’re incredibly unsubstantiated–they come from a random poster on a message…