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New MMO title to be built in the US

Why have you combined your Networks and Games divisions?Previously, there were different brands that one of these departments had access to that the other one didn’t. Putting these two departments together means the likes of Tekken, Ace Combat, Inversion and so on can now be accessed by all the development …

The co-founder of Glasgow based animation studio Axis has spoken out on his company’s decision to depict the death of a young girl in the hugely popular trailer for Deep Silver game Dead Island. The animated short has had a tremendous reception from the media, though some outlets (such as …

The fate of Leamington Spa developer FreeStyleGames remains in the balance, but studio management say positive discussions with Activision continue. Earlier this month, the studio was incorrectly rumoured to have lost staff on the eve of Activision’s financial call. FreeStyleGames has not reported any staff cuts, though that remains a …

Activisionâ??s remaining UK studio yet to reach final agreement on its future

Platform holder Microsoft has announced a new – and hopefully definitive – release date for Gears of War 3 on Xbox 360. The game will now be released worldwide on Tuesday September 20th 2011. The only exception to this is Japan where the game will be released on September 22nd. …

Sony’s PlayStation Home is two years old. That’s a success in itself, but perhaps the service’s biggest accomplishment is how successfully it has overcome the initial cynicism and flourished into a money making business. "From a business point of view, virtual items and microtransactions… it just works," Home’s platform director …

Fans left disappointed by the confirmation that Activision’s NASCAR 2011 will not be released in the UK have been given a glimmer of hope by the game’s developer Eutechnyx. The studio says that it now hopes the game will be made region free when released overseas. Traditionally all PS3 games …

Authorities in Mexico have asked federal authorities to ban Ubisoft’s upcoming shooter Call of Juarez: The Cartel. The publisher announced earlier this month that for the third instalment in the series the game will abandon its traditional Wild West setting in favour of a contemporary them. However, state regulators for …

Command & Conquer group headed up by former EALA man, reports claim