Atlus, the company behind the Shin Megami Tensei brand and its many sub-series (Persona, Devil Summoner, among others), will soon fall victim to a streamlining effort by its parent company, Index Holdings. With the goal being to shift business to its “profitable core areas,” Index Holdings will keep the Atlus brand will remain intact for […]
It may have taken 41 weeks since its release, but Activision and Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has become the highest selling video game in the United Kingdom’s history. The game charted on the Top 10 for 38 of its 41 weeks, and beat out the former best-seller, Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training […]
Paul Meegan, Lucasart’s new acting President, has reportedly axed the development (already under way) on Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 3. This in addition to the cancellation of the PSP version of Force Unleashed 2 and the impending lay-offs that most currently at work on the other versions of the game will see once the […]
Earlier on, Elder-Geek reported on another social game maker buyout between Social Gold payment system-maker Jambool and multi-industry titan Google. Jambool has since confirmed the acquisition, although the conjectured price of $55 million (plus another $15 million at deal’s closing) was neither confirmed nor denied, as no official price was disclosed by either entity.