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Wwise audio tool to be offered for free with Gamebryo until end of June
Read More »Credit where it’s due
OPINION: Capcom's Okami credits omission shows developer respect still low
Read More »Us and them
The issue of crediting in the games industry is a thorny one, and likely to continue to cause controversy for some time to come. But could Capcom's latest Okami-related blunder actually show that, despite what some may say, the 'us and them' developer/publisher mentality is still going strong?
Read More »Michael Capps to keynote GCDC
Epic president to shed light on Gears of War 2's development
Read More »Booming casual games business gets its own trade website
Intent Media, publisher of Develop and MCV, launches CasualGaming.biz
Read More »Turbine gets $40 million VC injection
Series C funding round to fund 'major strategic change'?
Read More »Infogrames to fully acquire Atari Inc for $11 million
Atari Inc is set to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Infogrames, buying up the remainder of the US firm’s stock for $11 million. Infogrames is currently the US company’s largest stockholder, and originally made an offer to fully purchase the business in early March. Atari Inc then asked to extend …
Read More »GTA IV smashes day one sales record
Data obtained by MCV from official UK industry monitor ChartTrack shows that Rockstar’s GTA IV has become the fastest selling game ever in a 24 hour period. The figures – based on EPoS sales data and estimated retail transactions – show that total online and High Street sales for the …
Read More »Hidden Value
No matter what country you're in, the economic climate is a cloudy one - and getting stormier by the day. But does that mean that tighter purse-strings will mean less people willing to shell out for games? Not so, says
Read More »This week’s studio profile: NiK NaK
We find out what makes Kuju's kids game studio tick
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