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Read More »Develop Jury: The Wii dilemma
Thoughts from our expert panel on Nintendo's console
Read More »â??Dangerous Wii market suppresses dev budgetsâ??
Develop Jury reveals concerns of an over-saturated market and unpredictable core audience
Read More »DS breaks UK games console sales record
Nintendo DS has become the biggest-selling games hardware in UK chart history, surpassing 10 million units sold, MCV can reveal. The device hit the milestone in week 47 of this year according to GfK-ChartTrack data, taking it past the record held by Sony’s PS2. UK unit sales of PS2 stand …
Read More »New Transformers game rolls out
The latest issue of US games mag Game Informer has revealed that Activision will next year release a brand new game based on the cherished kids’ franchise Transformers. While the series’ recent Hollywood rebirth has brought with it two commercially successful video games, you have to go all the way …
Read More »APB creator: Tax snub will push UK business abroad
British studios will look abroad when expanding their business in future – after seeing hopes for a tax credit dashed by today’s Pre-Budget Report. That’s according to Realtime Worlds – one of Scotland’s foremost developers and the creator of hugely anticipated MMO APB. Chancellor Alistair Darling today failed to mention …
Read More »IGN launches new look
IGN, one of the largest consumer websites in the world, has gone live with its brand new look and comprehensive site redesign. Along with the new logo, the site also boasts new functionality, a revised layout and an increased focus on localised content. Users will also find an increased amount …
Read More »Riccitiello hails 1bn gamers
With a market as disparate as video games, hard stats are always tough to come by – but EA boss John Riccitiello reckons that the global audience for gaming now stands at a massive one billion. Conservatively, if I add up mobile users that play games, social network people that …
Read More »Tiga: Tax break rejection â??a colossal mistakeâ??
Richard Wilson states that Tiga will continue to fight for development tax breaks
Read More »ELSPA disappointed by tax omission
ELSPA has spoken of its disappointment over the lack of a games tax credit in the Government’s pre-budget reoprt today – but defended the state’s understanding of the games industry. Chancellor Alastair Darling today failed to mention games in his pre-budget speech – whilst the official documentation of the Report …
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