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Wii Mini leaked online

Wii Mini leaked online

New smaller console to be released on December 7th, according to Best Buy Canada listing

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Punch Quest goes paid as free-to-play model fails

Punch Quest goes paid as free-to-play model fails

Popular title struggles to break past $10,000 in revenue despite more than 600,000 downloads

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Layoffs at Tiny Speck as MMO Glitch closes

Layoffs at Tiny Speck as MMO Glitch closes

Developer blames industry trends such as move to mobile and the decline of Flash as reasons for game's closure

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Free-to-play beats retail, says Epic's Sweeney

Free-to-play beats retail, says Epic's Sweeney

Epic planning a more diverse market this console cycle

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Sweeney hopes next gen costs only double

Sweeney hopes next gen costs only double

Epic founder says development of Samaritan demo was 'greatly worrying'

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Next Mass Effect in development

Next Mass Effect in development

New team and new engine behind forthcoming installment of sci-fi epic

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Blackberry 10 to go public Jan 30th

Blackberry 10 to go public Jan 30th

New RIM smartphone platform hopes to revive mobile outfit's fortunes with 2013 release

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Silicon Knights forced to destroy Unreal Engine titles

Silicon Knights forced to destroy Unreal Engine titles

Court orders the recall of unsold Too Human and X-Men: Destiny copies after losing its lawsuit with Epic Games

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Montreal-based indie incubator raises $1.4 million

Montreal-based indie incubator raises $1.4 million

Successful developers to receive seed funding, shared office space and dev tools

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Fez's Renaud Bedard joins Capybara

Fez's Renaud Bedard joins Capybara

Programmer behind isometric platformer joins Canada-based studio

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Silicon Knights reduced to five devs, report claims

Silicon Knights reduced to five devs, report claims

Resignations reportedly leave developer as a shell of its former self

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ESA Canada welcomes new president and CEO

ESA Canada welcomes new president and CEO

Jayson Hilchie steps up to lead trade body representing Canada's game industry

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Ubisoft vets form new studio

Ubisoft vets form new studio

Red Barrel already at work on horror game Outlast

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BioWare plots Mass Effect sequel and new IP

BioWare plots Mass Effect sequel and new IP

Developer to build brand new game from the ground-up with its own tech

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BioWare co-founders Muzyka and Zeschuk resign

BioWare co-founders Muzyka and Zeschuk resign

Industry veterans leave studio after 17 years to pursue new ventures

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QA specialist Bug Tracker opens new China office

QA specialist Bug Tracker opens new China office

Localisation firm continues expansion into Asian market

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BioWare reveals Frostbite 2-powered Dragon Age 3

BioWare reveals Frostbite 2-powered Dragon Age 3

Fantasy RPG sequel being made at Edmonton and Montreal studios

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Ubisoft Toronto opens performance capture studio

Ubisoft Toronto opens performance capture studio

New 2,000 square foot mo-cap facility to be used in Splinter Cell: Blacklist and other future titles

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Splinter Cell: Conviction 'became a rescue job'

Splinter Cell: Conviction 'became a rescue job'

Blacklist creative director Maxime Béland calls previous installation a stepping stone

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Vancouver studio closures spark indie wildfire

Vancouver studio closures spark indie wildfire

Indie rebirth a boon for Canadian development, says Silicon Sisters CEO

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Hutchinson: Mid-tier games don't exist anymore

Hutchinson: Mid-tier games don't exist anymore

Developers still trying to make blockbusters with a tenth of the budget

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Consumers find new ideas 'off-putting'

Consumers find new ideas 'off-putting'

Sequels can be just as innovative as new IP, says Assassin's Creed 3 dev Alex Hutchinson

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Assassin's Creed dev: Journalists have Japanese bias

Assassin's Creed dev: Journalists have Japanese bias

Alexander Hutchinson calls journalists' behaviour 'subtle racism'

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Former Ubisoft devs take to Kickstarter with new studio

Former Ubisoft devs take to Kickstarter with new studio

Montreal-based indie looking for $75,000 to fund 2D action title Mercenary Kings

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Mobile dev TinyCo opens new studio in Vancouver

Mobile dev TinyCo opens new studio in Vancouver

US outfit looking to expand Canadian branch to 60 employees over the next six months

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