Swedish developer Avalanche has made 20 staff redundant. The company is currently working on Just Cause 2 for Eidos and The Hunter for Emote Games. Today’s redundancies follow 77 layoffs made by Avalanche last October.

Frontier has just announced that it has joined ELSPA. The developer, famous for Dog’s Life and RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 and led by David Braben, says that “ ELSPA addresses what we as game creators feel are the...

The BBC reports that two EU Commissioners, Viviane Reding and Meglena Kuneva, are trying to make software (including games) subject to the EU Sales and Guarantees Directive. Which means that they games companies would have to offer...

GamaSutra reports an office sale that suggests Gamelab may be shutting down. GameSetWatch has photos of an “everything must go” sale as the company closes its physical offices. Despite the success of the original Diner Dash, it...

The relentless march of AAA titles and their expansion packs continues with news from Activision that the World at War Map Pack 1 for Call of Duty 4 has sold 2 million downloads at $10 a pop....

The Ghostbusters saga has more twists and turns than a rollercoaster. But the story may really be about the challenges facing Namco Bandai’s nascent European distribution arm, rather than difficulties at Atari. Activision acquired the Ghostbusters game...

Shacknews is reporting that 3D Realms has shut down. The company has been working on Duke Nukem Forever for 12 years, and has apparently run out of funding. 3D Realms has let employees go. We’re working on...