Overwatch closes its beta doors next week
Overwatch is edging closer and closer to launch, with Blizzard calling time on the closed beta next week.
Flamebait Friday Debate: Which gaming studio do you wish was still active?
Over the years, we’ve seen the rise and fall of many gaming studios. But the emphasis is clearly on the fall, as many studios have gone under over the last decade. Which one do you miss most?
So PlayStation Home was a thing…did anyone care?
PlayStation Home is gone for good...and nobody really cares.
Relax, Studio Ghibli isn't shutting down
Rumours have been flying wild over the last couple of weeks regarding what appears to be the imminent demise of Japanese animation powerhouse, Studio Ghibli. Their films are beautiful, yet excruciatingly expensive to produce and they just aren’t reaping the box office returns that previous movies have experienced at the box office. Is this the end for Studio Ghibli? Not …
EA South Africa has closed
We reported back in early May that EA South Africa were closing, Well they did.. they just forgot to tell anyone, so we're spreading the news
So long 1UP, Gamespy and UGO
Veteran websites 1UP,UGO and Gamespy are no more, as IGN restructures itself entirely.
It's the end of an era, as London’s Twickenham Film Studio faces closure
What do Alfie, The Italian Job and a Beatles classic tune have in common? They were all filmed at the legendary London Twickenham film studio, but it seems that the iconic property just cannot afford to serve as an area for dream films and music videos to be made, as it will be sold off to property developers this week. …
Depressing list of studios that have closed in this generation
While companies like Valve and Epic are rolling in money a large amount of smaller developers haven't been able to keep going in this generation
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