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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
Read More »GTA IV: Best game in over a decade, say critics
According to Metacritic, the website that compiles reviews from respected critics and publications for film, DVD, books, television and games, the latest edition of the Grand Theft Auto series has scored 99 out of 100, an almost unprecedented score. The only other game to score that highly is Legend of …
Read More »The History of GTA
As fourth game rocks retail our IP profile reveals behind-the-scenes machinations of modern gaming's biggest franchise
Read More »SIERRA SPRING BREAK 08: Prototype
Last week’s Sierra Spring Break ’08 in Mallorca was a perfect platform for the publisher to show off one of its biggest upcoming action releases – Prototype. Due for release on PS3, 360 and PC in Q4, the title takes the vertiginous free roaming, all-action style of Crackdown and adds …
Read More »Rockstar boss: Were the new Elvis Presley
In a revealing interview with The Times, Rockstar North’s president Leslie Benzies (pictured) has compared the GTA series to Elvis Presley – saying that both have been targeted by a section of society which is unnerved by progress”. In his first ever newspaper interview, Benzies also claimed that Rockstar’s Manhunt …
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