The Fair Labor Association has responded to a request from Apple, and will begin to inspect the Foxconn manufacturing plant this week.
“We believe that workers everywhere have the right to a safe and fair work environment, which is why we’ve asked the FLA to independently assess the performance of our largest suppliers,” said Apple CEO.
“The inspections now under way are unprecedented in the electronics industry, both in scale and scope, and we appreciate the FLA agreeing to take the unusual step of identifying the factories in their reports.”
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Rockstar has said it won’t rule out the possibility of making a new L.A. Noire, despite the closure of IP creator Team Bondi last year. It said in an open Asked and Answered feature that it may not be done with L.A. Noire just yet. “While there won’t be any more DLC or additional content [...]
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A group of experienced industry journalists today launched Hookshot Inc, a website dedicated to downloadable titles.
The site was created by Will Porter, Keith Stuart, Simon Parkin and Christian Donlan and will cover digital games priced at $ 15 or below, regardless of platform.
“Keeping track of the very best downloadable titles on multiple platforms can be a challenge” explained Porter.
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Activision has admitted that the launch of social service Call of Duty Elite was bungled, and despite the high uptake amongst players, the company isn’t yet celebrating success of the 7 million strong network.
Speaking at the 2012 D.I.C.E. Summit in Las Vegas, CEO Eric Hirshberg said even before the service was announced, internally there were doubts at Activision about how to launch such a technically ambitious service.
“I hesitate to talk about Elite, because even though we’ve had some early success with the numbers, it’s far from time for us to be doing any victory laps on Elite,” he said.
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Investment firm Spark Capital has appointed former Zynga general manager Nabeel Hyatt as its first venture partner.
“As you could imagine I thought about this decision rather carefully. I’ve been an entrepreneur as long as I’ve been anything, and I still have boundless energy to work in start ups,” said Hyatt in his blog.
“For me it felt like time to see if I could shift my focus from building a single company to impacting the broader ecosystem. Joining Spark now provides me with an amazing opportunity to empower entrepreneurs who are passionate, innovative and out to change things forever.”
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Trion Worlds and Shanda games have signed a deal to release fantasy MMO Rift in China.
“We are delighted to bring Rift, Trion Worlds’ much-acclaimed award-winning title, to China,” said Mr. Alan Tan, Chairman and CEO of Shanda Games.
“Rift offers an adventurous online world with fantastic dynamic content and stunning graphics and has attracted many devoted fans worldwide. Based on our experience and expertise in the China market, we are excited about the upcoming launch of Rift to our broad gamer audience and are confident in the success of Rift in the China market.”
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A recent interview saw Rocksteady game director Sefton Hill lament the UK’s diminishing talent pool, as developers are forced to travel in search of employment.
“A lot of my friends have moved abroad to get work; there’s a real talent drain,” Hill told CVG.
“Montreal is a central place for development and it’s mainly because the tax breaks they give are so phenomenal.”
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