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Dana Hanna Discusses Shadowrun Missteps

Dana Hanna of Microsoft Game Studio gave a postmortem lecture at the ION Game Conference called “You Can’t Do That! Crossing Platforms and Genres with Shadowrun.” My opinion on Shadowrun is well-known by readers here, so it should come as no great shock that I’m intrigued by the argument Hanna made during the lecture.

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SCi Rejects Infogrames Buyout Bid, Accepts Warner Bros. Investment

The acquisition hunger that afflicts game publishers has apparently extended to ye olde Europe. Infogrames recently acknowledged that the company made a buyout bid for SCi. This revelation comes on the heels of SCi’s announcement that the U.K.-based company has received an influx of capital from Warner Bros.

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Genre Breakdown: Cyberpunk

This week we examine the dark depths of the digital divide.

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SCi Entertainment Announces Restructuring

After a business review, SCi Entertainment has announced that they will be radically restructuring their business. The main change, structurally, will be a move toward a studio-centric development model along the lines of what EA and Take-Two employ. The company will focus on its “cornerstone products, such as Tomb Raider, Hitman, Championship Manager and Deus [...]

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