Fresh off the launch of its first massively multiplayer online game, Might and Magic Heroes Kingdoms, Ubisoft steers its online gaming initiative in a decidedly lighter direction with Petz World.
According to the third annual Game Developer Census, game industry employment in North America has risen slightly in 2009, due in part to new Canadian studios and a rise in social and online gaming developers.
And the Activision Vivendi trimming continues as the gigantic, Blizzard-infused behemoth trims off the redundant bits and passes them on to the needy companies of the world. Earlier this week Ubisoft made off with Massive Entertainment, and now Codemasters has procured a new Birmingham, England based studio in Swordfish Studios. Swordfish is responsible for the hit sports titles Brian Lara International Cricket 2005 and Jonah Lomu Rugby. Well I didn’t say they were popular here. They were also responsible for the creation of 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, if that helps.
