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The studio behind Disney's Epic Mickey series is no more. Junction Point was headed up by Deus Ex designer and industry legend Warren Spector, who according to a company representative "will not be staying with Disney." The closure comes in the wake of Epic Mickey 2's disappointing release which … [Read more...] about Epic Mickey Developer Junction Point Shutting Down

Darksiders developer Vigil was left as the biggest casualty after THQ was split up and the pieces sold to the highest bidder last week, but that's about to change now that Crytek is stepping in and opening up a new US studio. Crytek US is described as not a sale but "more like a new start for [the … [Read more...] about Crytek Opens New US Studio With Vigil Staff

What started as a joke and continued as a Kickstarter will now be ending up as a PS3, PC, and Vita release. Divekick, a fighting game featuring just the titular maneuver, will be developed by Street Fighter: Third Strike studio Iron Galaxy. The game, created as an indie effort, was fully backed by … [Read more...] about Street Fighter Parody Divekick Picked Up By Actual Street Fighter Dev

Gears of War: Judgment will be getting a demo day and date with its US release on March 19th. A new game mode called OverRun will also see release, which like the demo will be exclusive to Xbox Live Gold subscribers. The prequel launches in the UK three days later than the US, with the US also … [Read more...] about Gears of War Judgment Demo Coming To Xbox Live

SuperBot, the studio behind the PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, a game reminiscent of Super Smash Bros but featuring Sony IP, will be cutting an unknown number of staff. Reductions in headcount after a large project is completed are everyday occurrences in the industry, and a huge number of … [Read more...] about PlayStation All-Stars Developer SuperBot Hit With Lay-Offs

While there's already a number of homebrew solutions that accomplish the same thing, Nintendo is finally seeing its way to providing an official tool that extracts saves from cartridges and places them on the device's SD card. The tool is meant to free saves for use with downloadable eShop versions … [Read more...] about Nintendo 3DS SD Card Save Transfer Tool Coming In March

Despite transitioning the critically well-received but financially unsuccessful MMO, The Secret World, to a pay upfront model that saw a rise in profitability, developer Funcom is going ahead with planned restructuring. The developer has announced it will be closing its Beijing studio in 2013, as … [Read more...] about The Secret World Dev Funcom Closing Beijing Studio

The special edition of the highly anticipated JRPG *Ni No Kuni* has been sold over stock capacity, leading to some stealthy order cancellations by the publisher. Namco Bandai claims the error was due to a software issue with one of its electronic payment service providers. However, when eBay store … [Read more...] about Ni No Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch Wizard’s Edition Oversold By Namco Bandai

Homeworld, the classic real-time strategy (RTS) game hailing from the PC's glory days, is currently a victim of Relic's sale to Ubisoft following THQ's bankruptcy proceedings. The IP hasn't been picked up, casting its future into doubt. However, a tiny web development team named teamPixel is … [Read more...] about Homeworld IP Rescue Campaign Underway By TeamPixel

The Vita's less than stellar sales are beginning to show in third-party support, as Resident Evil Revelations, though announced for every platform under the sun, will be missing Sony's handheld. Capcom product manager Mike Lunn explained the situation with nary a mention of the Vita's infinitesimal … [Read more...] about Capcom Not Bringing Resident Evil Revelations To Vita

Gears of War driving force and former Epic Games Design Director Cliff Bleszinski has revealed he is actively considering starting up a new venture. Bleszinski left Epic in October after setting the wheels in motion for the storied developer's new IP, Fortnite. However, the biggest consideration in … [Read more...] about Gears Of War Designer Cliff Bleszinski Pondering New Studio, AAA Return

In a state of affairs nobody would have predicted four short years ago when the death of the PC was being touted, major peripheral manufacturer Logitech has announced it will be jettisoning its console peripheral line. Console peripherals join security cameras, remote controls, and speaker docks … [Read more...] about Logitech Pulling The Plug On Console Peripherals