Guild Wars 2 – Sales top Amazon chart as headstart looms

I am unsure since when did Guild Wars 2 rose to the top of video games sales in Amazon, but it is a pretty neat feat considering how months ago there were some industry bigwigs saying “PC gaming is dead”…

Gamania cuts loose “about 10%” of total workforce

Gamania, or more famously known as Beanfun (its MMO portal), announced last week that around 150 employees from its worldwide offices will be laid off. Affected offices include the headquarters in Taiwan, in-house development studios and overseas subsidiaries.    …

Funcom confirms “temporary” layoffs, says TSW not going F2P

[Source] Norwegian developer Funcom, maker of Age of Conan and the recently launched The Secret World, was hit with layoffs today that are speculated to affect about half of the studio’s worldwide staff, part of previously announced “cost-adjustment initiatives.”  …