Warner has acquired Snowblind Studios, developer of Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance, Champions of Norrath, Justice League Heroes and Champions of Norrath: Return to Arms. Snowblind, which has not released a game since 2006, will become Warner’s third...

MindCandy, perhaps best known amongst the gaming community for its pioneering Alternative Reality Game Perplexcity, has been very active recently, according to TechCrunch. MindCandy is now the home of Moshi Monsters, an educational virtual world aimed at...

THQ announced dismal third quarter results today and announced plans to reduce headcount by 24%, representing approximately 600 jobs. The additional savings planned: $70 million in development through headcount reductions and “studio dispositions” $30 million in sales,...

MCV reports that Zavvi has closed a further 17 stores, leaving only 31 stores still trading. A further 242 jobs were lost today. Added to the Job Loss Tracker.

In its third quarter results yesterday, EA announced that it was to lose a further 100 jobs, raising the total to 1,100. The company gave some details on how it intends to manage costs aggressively over the...

In its Q3 conference call, Electronic Arts has announced that it is taking a goodwill impairment charge in its wireless business of $368 million. I take “its wireless business” to mean Jamdat, which EA acquired in 2005...

Ubisoft has acquired Action Pants, a dev studio in Vancouver. As far as I can tell, Action Pants has never developed a game, yet they have 110 developers in Vancouver. The first title is due to be...