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Format-holder says 'there's more we can do' to offer support to newer studios

UK developer making a Wii/PSP and also 360/PS3 title for Japanese publisher

60 more staff will join 50 developers already at the Japanese firm's Asian studio

While the vast majority of studios are focused on the current generation of consoles, a team of unpaid developers which hail from around the world have been toiling away making a cartridge-based RPG for an obsolete Sega console.

UK publisher Codemasters has lifted the lid on its 2009 software lineup, which shows a heavy emphasis on racing, as well as a new MMO offering and three new instalments to the Overlord series. Next-gen racer DiRT 2 is spreading its wings onto a number of new formats, with the …

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Second phase winners in Unreal Tournament 3 mod competition revealed at D.I.C.E

Extends Vision Engine trial period to three months for new studios

Bonfire currently working on original IP