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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 Infogrames is currently the US company’s largest stockholder, and originally made an offer to fully purchase the business in early March.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
Read More »NiK NaK
The third of Kuju's studios to rebrand, Nik Nak was set a clear mission: to develop games for kids. But as the studio ramps up production of its first two titles, how are they finding the process of chasing after a famously fickle demographic?
Read More »Ubisoft opens another studio – this time in Kiev
Publisher will have 800 employees in Eastern Europe by 2009
Read More »Black Sea Studio picks Gamebryo
New RTS WorldShift built using Emergent's engine
Read More »EA co-founder departs to join iFund backer
Bing Gordon joins investment company Kleiner Perkins but will remain as 'CCO Emeritus'
Read More »Telcogames could be sold, says administrator
Interested parties have stepped up with interest in recently-closed mobile studio
Read More »Ubisoft Montreal developing new Prince of Persia
Arriving at the end of 2008 on PC, Xbox 360, PS3 and DS
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