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Boca Juniors! River Plate! Racing! All Boys? Coln?! Arsenal (no, not that one). Konami has announced the capture of the Argentinian Football Association (AFA) license, meaning all 20 Primera Divisin teams and some of the stadiums will feature in this year’s release. Argentinian FOX Sports announcers Mariano Closs and Fernando …

Nick Gibson charts what's happened to Facebook gaming, and what the road ahead looks like

Mobile devs must recognise 'significant skills gap', says Dimoso

Platform holders should listen very carefully to consumers as they lay the foundations for their next-gen machines, the CEO of Take-Two has warned. "Our own view is that meeting consumers where they are is the best way to run a business and you want to make sure that your policies …

Facebook has revealed a new mobile game publishing pilot program aimed at helping small and medium-sized developers. The new initiative will see the social networking giant provide promotional support to high-potential” developers for their titles in placements across its mobile apps. Facebook plans to harness its 800 million monthly users …

Intent Media today launches the Licensing.biz Power List, a new print magazine which will celebrate the top licensed properties of the year. Published in association with miEvents, the glossy book will be launched at the Brand Licensing Europe event at Olympia on October 15th, where Licensing.biz and miEvents (which is …

'Prettier games cost more to make, better games satisfy consumers,' says Riccitiello

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 …