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Originally Posted by wraggster

Newly launched pop-up communications agency Commercial Break will work with college leavers from underprivileged backgrounds over the summer to provide a marketing campaign for Ubisoft's upcoming Wii U game, Zombi U.
The agency will open in London for two months over the summer, providing eight places on the team for students aged 18 to 19 from colleges across the city.
"Fundamentally this is a great initiative to give these students an insight into the creative industries and hopefully

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Studio claims number of illegal copies rose to 99 per cent in some countries

High piracy rates on Android forced Madfinger to make its Dead Trigger app free-to-play, the studio has claimed.
Speaking to PocketGamer, the Shadow Gun developer's marketing manager Anna Porizkova said that piracy rates on the zombie shooter were as high as 80 per cent.

She also claimed that some countries saw that number rise to 99 per cent.
Porizkova added that she understood why

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Microsoft has scrapped its free-to-play flight simulation as well as its Kinect title Project Columbia.
"Microsoft Studios is always evaluating its portfolio of products to determine what is best for gamers, families and the company, and this decision was the result of the natural ebb and flow of our portfolio management,” said Microsoft in an official statement.
“Many factors were considered in the difficult decision to stop development on Microsoft Flight and Project Columbia

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