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1971: Born in London. 1989: Left school in London with bad A-level results. 1990: Re-did A-levels. Better results. 1990: Began summer job sorting mail at BMG Records in London. 1991: Started degree at London university. 1991-1994: Worked part time at BMG on pop videos and VHS releases. 1994: Graduated from …

505 Games has announced a deal with Twentieth Century Fox to release an official new game based on Buffy the Vampire Slayer for DS. Under development by Romanian studio Beast, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Sacrifice combines third-person and first-person gameplay to create an experience like nothing else on Nintendo DS. …

The full list of groups for the MCV & Xbox 360 Games 5’s has been revealed – and Sony and Xbox are facing up to each other in two groups. Other fiery contests should be fought out between Pinnacle Software and Koch Media/Deep Silver in Group 1; Amazon, Gamestation Cambridge …

There are precious few talents that can boast an influence on the games business as profound as Sam Houser. While it was the visionaries behind Pong and Space Invaders that set the ball rolling and the genius of Shigeru Miyamoto’s Super Mario Bros. that took the market a giant step …

System 3 is working speedily to restore levels of Ferrari Challenge stock in stores, according to the firm. The publisher said that a distribution hiccup coupled with demand for the title has resulted in limited numbers of copies on retailer shelves. Mark Cale, CEO of System 3 CEO Mark Cale …

Developer of PS3 version confirms Trophy integration, offering an insight into process

The ‘deal that shook the industry’ has finally been rubber stamped – and Activision Blizzard has thrown down the gauntlet to the rest of the publishing community by stating that the merger has formed the world leader in online and console games.” President and CEO of the new powerhouse publisher …

Second in-game advertising firm added to PS3 ecosystem

A video of a prototype for an Xbox 360 motion-sensing pad has been discovered on the official site of hardware developer Motus. However, it is not made clear whether Motus is planning to release the peripheral as a third-party product, or if Microsoft has done a deal with the company …

Giant publisher Electronic Arts has great expectations for its upcoming innovative title Spore, comparing its long term potential with the ever-popular Sims series. The DS, PC and Mac title, set for release on Friday September 5th, comes from the man behind The Sims, Will Wright, and gives players a similar …