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Studio News and Rumors

Posted by Raoul on April 23rd, 2007

Today, we are doing a round up of some the recent news regarding various developer studios.
First, last week’s cuts at Sony Europe. After Sony’s official announcement of their intention to “streamline” their operations, various employees were given their redundancy letters on Wednesday. We have somewhat of a breakdown of the different Sony studios affected by […]

PS3 European Launch Will Be Delayed

Posted by Raoul on November 23rd, 2006

It’s inevitable. Sony hasn’t announced it officially yet, but I guarantee it will happen. The current launch sales numbers are even lower than expected. The PS3’s production has been mired with problems with its Cell chip and the Blu-Ray drive (both experiencing extremely low yields). Coupled with the repeated production problems Sony has experienced the […]

Breaking News: EA Warrington Shut Down

Posted by Raoul on October 16th, 2006

Several reliable sources tell InnerBits.com that the Electronic Arts studio in Warrington (located in Northwestern England) will cease operations effective October 16th, 2006. It is rumored that the staff has been offered a relocation to Chertsey — 250 miles away — as an alternative to layoffs.
Little has been said regarding the projects currently in development […]

The Wii’s Launch Date

Posted by Raoul on August 21st, 2006

OK, time for something a bit more off-beat. There’s all sorts of speculation regarding the Wii’s launch date. We definitely know it’s coming in the 4th quarter, and we also know the launch details will be announced in September. It’s a safe bet to assume the Wii will launch no later than Thanksgiving in the […]

Virtual Console on the DS?

Posted by Raoul on August 9th, 2006

One of the DS’s greatest features is it’s wireless functionality. The DS offers excellent multiplayer support to play games both with your friends, and with strangers across the world (through Nintendo Wifi). But beyond that, there is a secondary application of the the DS wireless feature which I believe is just as important as the […]