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Although many more publishers and developers are still to come, EB Games has confirmed the attendance all platforms holders as well as THQ, Sega, Ubisoft, EA, 2K, Activision, Namco Bandai and several others for the EB EXPO in October. EB EXPO will take place on the Gold Coast on October …

THQ has revealed a zany pre-order offer for Saints Row: The Third with Professor Genki’s Super Ethical Reality Climax. The pack will contain three pieces of downloadable content themed around the crazed stunt-cat: a ballistic man-a-pult (vehicle which sucks pedestrians into a roof-mounted cannon and shoots them back out), an …

Team Bondi’s management is actively working to learn from mistakes”, one dev at the company has said, weeks after it was revealed a controversial crunch culture had swept through the studio. David Heironymus, a programmer at the Australian indie studio, claimed however that allegations against Team Bondi have been exaggerated …

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The closure consultancy period for THQ’s UK development team has come to an end, and the publisher has indeed decided to shut the studio down, Develop has been told. Close to 36 will be made redundant effective immediately, with a transition team of 10 left to see the studio’s current …

Exclusivity has been dismissed by many an exec and developer and a redundant model in the modern games market, but Sony clearly disagrees having announced a huge investment in exclusive digital games for PlayStation platforms. PlayStation Network’s director of marketing Brandon Stander has said that the company is to invest …

Microsoft and Epic Games’ upcoming Xbox 360 shooter Gears of War 3 has remarkably survived its brush with the German content regulators and will release in full and unedited in the country. Germany his a reputation for ruthlessly cracking down on violent content in video games and has forced many …

Budget specialist Focus Multimedia has a clear vision for growing its business, with new international markets, accessories and clever retail initiatives all part of the plan. Christopher Dring finds out more from MD Craig Johnson What is Focus’ current position in the budget games market? What’s your market share? We’re …

Astart-up publisher has targeted the PCgames market as it expands its presence in the UK. Cheshire-based Merge Games entered the UKretail market in March 2011 after setting up last year. It’s predominantly a PC game publisher but also focuses on the mobile and tablet formats. It has plans to enter …