At least 80 employees of Skate 2 and Need for Speed developer given walking papers; online reports put number at nearly 200. I Know You Know movies Just before the holidays, Electronic Arts announced that it would be closing down its Black Box studio in Vancouver. At the time, reps for the company insisted that [...]

Katamari Damacy creator’s latest head-scratcher arrives on PlayStation Network next month for $4.99. The Five People You Meet in Heaven psp Keita Takahashi probably isn’t a name that most gamers are familiar with, but many are undoubtedly familiar with his innovative puzzle game Katamari Damacy. Those clamoring for more of Takahashi’s unusual creations will soon [...]

.!. [UPDATE] Ubisoft confirms stealthy, heavily armed sequels will join postponed survival horror game on next year’s release docket. Stark Raving Mad ipod The Astronaut Farmer move The Black Cauldron dvd Last Thanksgiving, French publisher Ubisoft–unburdened by Turkey-gorging duties–issued a robust earnings report for the six months ended September 30, 2008. As part of that [...]

Heading into last year’s Super Bowl matchup between the New England Patriots and New York Giants, Electronic Arts trumpeted the official Madden NFL 08 prediction that the Pats would win, completing the first 19-0 undefeated season in league history. To support its pick, EA emphasized that the Madden NFL series had correctly picked the Super [...]

Publisher “rewarded” for beating sales projections despite troubled economy with 15 percent drop in share price. Investors in gaming companies had a bit of a rough day yesterday, as gloomy earnings reports from Sony and Microsoft sent the console makers’ shares down significantly. The trading doldrums even followed Ubisoft’s quarterly report, which had the French [...]