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Nexon saw solid revenue and profit increases for the first quarter of its fiscal year, thanks to a major sales spike in Japan. The publisher reports Japanese net revenue of 9.9bn yen, a 222 per cent year-over-year increase from the same three-month period during the year prior. The firm’s increase …

Total War: Rome II took Steam’s top ten chart by storm this past week, with pre-orders elevating the game to the top spot months ahead of its official launch. Pre-orders also provided Metro: Last Light with a strong run during the period, finishing in the runner-up position ahead of its …

New studio Precursor chose not to fund its ‘spiritual successor’ to Eternal Darkness via Kickstarter, and perhaps now we know why. As investigated by Polygon, the project is asking for ‘donations’. If it were being run on Kickstarter then Precursor would only be able to collect the money upon successfully …

InMCV’s weekly roundup of the latest personnel news and hottest job opportunities, THQ’s Richard Stickler joins a newly restructured Nintendo UK team. Promotions and hires for Nintendo sales and marketing teamFormer Gem and THQ employee Richard Stickler (pictured) has joined Nintendo as ecommerce channel sales manager and will be dealing …

CBS Interactive’s SVP David Rice tells MCV why the site is focusing more on original video content and professional gaming. How has the games media market changed in 2012, and how has GameSpot adapted? On the news and information side of games media, it is a tale of two stories. …

A smartphone with a 3D screen could be on the way from retailer-come-tech giant Amazon, according to online reports. The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon is currently developing a wide range of assorted tech products designed to accompany its Kindle tablet brand. One of them is supposedly a high-end …

South Korean game company boosted by Gloops acquisition

Publisher hopeful platform diversity is increasing business opportunities

One of the most controversial video games ever made is to re-enter the UK market. Rockstar has confirmed that PS2 title Manhunt will be released on PSN next week on Wednesday May 14th. It will cost 7.99 and be found in the PS2 section of the store. Also releasing on …

Publisher claims Changyou copied plot, theme, setting, dialogue and designs in Project Tank