30 Aug
Ghost Games studio head Marcus Nilsson has told VideoGamer that the studio now owns the Need for Speed franchise, and it won’t be going back and forth between Criterion and Ghost Games. “It cannot go from black to white between Black Box and Criterion, and that’s why we’re now thinking about the brand as Ghost […]
30 Aug
A bill passed through New Zealand parliament yesterday, banning the use and enforcement of software patents. This prevents software developers from monopolizing specific designs and concepts in the country. The bill was approved on its third reading in parliament by a margin of 117 votes for and only four against it. It repeals New Zealand’s […]
29 Aug
Sony Online Entertainment has announced layoffs have hit the company today. In a post on the DC Universe Online forums, a statement from an official account announced “a reduction in our workforce at SOE.” The post goes on to say “As a company, our goal is to focus on our core expertise of MMO games […]
29 Aug
Superior Court Judge Michael Silverstein’s ruling allows Rhode Island’s lawsuit against Curt Schilling and others involved in a $75 million loan guarantee to 38 Studios. “I am gratified by the Court’s initial ruling in the 38 Studios case,” Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee has said in a statement, in part. “It allows the important claims […]