12 Jun
Speaking to Ars Technica, Oculus CEO Brendan Irebe has confirmed that the consumer version of the Oculus Rift headset will cost less thanks to Facebook’s recent acquisition of the company. “I think [the buyout] is going to allow us to deliver consumer V1 at a lower cost, because we’re not trying to drive a high […]
07 Jun
Nintendo of Europe is closing down its headquarters in Großostheim, Germany, and start running business from its Frankfurt office, which will result in the loss of 130 jobs, Eurogamer reports. “Nintendo of Europe has entered into a consultation process on a number of changes it is intending to make to its European business which, in […]
06 Jun
CCP has confirmed layoffs from within its publishing team, but states that this will not affect any games currently in development. “As part of our strategy to focus on the EVE Universe, today CCP conducted a restructuring that resulted in the layoff of 49 people in our publishing organisation,” reads a statement issued to GamesIndustry […]
05 Jun
Oculus has announced that former Valve chief of business development, Jason Holtman, has joined the company. “A driving force behind Steam since its earliest days, Jason brings incredible experience building entertainment platforms for both users and developers,” reads a post from Oculus, in part. “At Valve, Jason was a pioneer in the digital distribution revolution […]