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Fred Hasson is to step down from his post as CEO of independent games developer association Tiga. Tiga was founded in 2001 with 12 independent developer members, and has since grown to include 157 members that include representatives from across the UK. In that time the organisation has lobbied the …

Ahead of the 25th Annual Golden joystick Awards on October 26th, broadcaster Channel 4 and publisher EA have joined forces with the awards to offer wannabe mobile games developers a chance to shine. Ideas will be pitched to a panel including: Channel 4 Education’s commissioning editor Matt Locke; EA Mobile’s …

Ahead of the 25th Annual Golden joystick Awards on October 26th, broadcaster Channel 4 and publisher EA have joined forces with the awards to offer wannabe mobile games developers a chance to shine. Ideas will be pitched to a panel including: Channel 4 Education’s commissioning editor Matt Locke; EA Mobile’s …

Developer of million-selling .hack series also establishes animation division and boasts Level 5 tie-up

Developer of million-selling .hack series also establishes animation division and boasts Level 5 tie-up

After a prolonged period of uncertainty concerning possible format exclusivity, Gamespot reports that Namco Bandai will release both Ace Combat 6 and Beautiful Katamari exclusively on Xbox 360 later this month in North America. Both are titles that, bar for one outing on Game Boy Advance for Ace Combat, were …

After a prolonged period of uncertainty concerning possible format exclusivity, Gamespot reports that Namco Bandai will release both Ace Combat 6 and Beautiful Katamari exclusively on Xbox 360 later this month in North America. Both are titles that, bar for one outing on Game Boy Advance for Ace Combat, were …

Games retailers in North America have started taking orders on a brand new Xbox 360 Core bundle that they claim will arrive later this month, Gamesindustry reports. Dubbed the ‘Arcade’ bundle, the deal will reportedly offer a Core 30 console, a memory card, a wireless joypad and five Xbox Live …

Games retailers in North America have started taking orders on a brand new Xbox 360 Core bundle that they claim will arrive later this month, Gamesindustry reports. Dubbed the ‘Arcade’ bundle, the deal will reportedly offer a Core 30 console, a memory card, a wireless joypad and five Xbox Live …

US publisher Midway has confirmed that it is to revise its Q3 financial estimates after stating that it expects Unreal Tournament 3 and the PS3 version of Blacksite: Area 51 to both slip until the first quarter of next year. Midway now estimates that sales will slip from $50 million …