I’ve just added Twitter functionality. You can now stay up to date with the latest Gamesbrief stories. Just follow @gamesbrief or click on the Twitter under the subscribe links on the left.

Israeli website Haaretz reports that Microsoft is in advanced talks to acquire 3DV Systems, a manufacturer of a sophisticated imaging controller that allows a web camera to act like a sophisticated game controller. (Thanks to GI.biz for...

I think Marcus Ling, Executive VP at Sim Bin Studios in Sweden has completely lost the plot. In a strongly-worded release sent to a number of games websites including GamaSutra and Joystiq, Ling stated: “Sim Bin is...

The administration of Zavvi is finally over. MCV reports that the last Zavvi stores on the High Street will shut next week. There have been some rescues: Five stores sold to Head Entertainment, a new venture from...

UPDATE: Gamesindustry.biz reports 12 staff have already been made redundant from Rare, with others required to reapply for their jobs internally. Following extensive layoffs in Microsoft’s games group, Develop reports that Rare is the latest studio facing...

Several people have sent me the link to the Onion’s satirical take on Sony’s hardware, titled “Sony’s New Piece of S*** that Doesn’t F***ing Work“. As the title suggests, it’s NSFW, so be warned. This is symptomatic...

Midway has announced that it will seek Chapter 11 protection from its creditors, although this does not affect operations outside the US. Chapter 11 does not mean that the company has gone bust: it allows the company...