Game development news

Namco brings casual in-house

In a nod to the ever growing importance of the casual games sector, it has been confirmed that social games publishing division Namco Networks America is to be merged with Namco Bandai Games America. Current Namco Networks CEO and COOKenji Hisatsune will subsequently become president and CEO of the new …

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Rising Star signs Sonic creator

Rising Star Games has announced a new partnership with Yuji Naka, the co-creator of Sonic The Hedgehog. The company will be publishing Ivy The Kiwi, an innovative platformer from Naka-san’s development studio PROPE. The game will be released for Wii, DS and DSiWare this autumn. Bringing Ivy the Kiwi to …

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