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Nintendo reports £58 million in profit thanks to hardware and software sales for the 3DS

Take-Two has filed a new trademark protecting its popular Bully IP. At MCV we get asked about Bully 2 a lot. We wish we could tell you that Bully 2 is in the works but, alas, Take-Two are the only ones who know the real situation. Still, this new trademark …

Our series of profiles of leading games service and creative firms continues with Side & Sidelines. Side & Sidelines Sector:Creative & Promotional ServiceYear Established:1997Number of employees: 15Address:Great Titchfield House, 14 – 18 Gt Titchfield Street, London, W1W 8BDPhone:020 7631 4800 Key contacts:Andy Emery, Managing Director – andy.e@side.comSini Downing, Sidelines Agency …

Develop finds out what data analytics can do for your studio and its games

The next game in the surprisingly popular Train Simulator series will hit shelves on September 26th. The game, published by Railsimulator.com, is one of just a few games daring to come out during the same week as FIFA 14. Train Simulator 2014 is due on PC. The cult series makes …

Only 160,000 Wii U consoles were sold worldwide in the quarter ending June 2013. The staggering figure eclipses the fact that Nintendo actually posted some improved numbers for the period with net income and operating income both improving. Net sales for the period hit 81,548m, down from 84,813m the year …

Company still draining capital, but losses are half of earlier estimates

Company pushes against judge's ruling that prevents dismissal motions

Policy shouldn't come before consumer-friendliness, argues Take-Two CEO

Perfect World Entertainment has announced Cryptic Studios’ free-to-play MMO Neverwinter has run past the 2m player mark. Polygon reports the milestone for the Dungeons & Dragonsonline RPG– which officially launched last month after a long run in beta – is highlighted in a new trailer provided by the publisher. Expansion …