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LittleBigPlanet Vita studio to help indies on PSN

Executive director Atsushi Inaba expresses interest in franchise as Vigil's future remains in doubt

Final update brings WP8 UI to WP7

Tencent, PopCap and Real Life Plus also set to speak at event

Publisher Koch Media says Metro and Saints Row has a bright future under its leadership. The two franchises were acquired by the European company – as well a developer Volition –for $27.8m. The company was sold as part of the auction for THQ’s assets. Koch Media welcomes the addition of …

IGN and TalkSport have forged a new commercial alliance that allows for cross-platform advertising. Publishers can now do a single commercial deal that will cover both TalkSport and IGN, while the two media outlets will also share content. Under the new deal, sales teams from both businesses will work together, …

One million euros up for grabs for up to three winners

The phenomenal sales of Skylanders proves there’s strength left in the High Street, says Activision. As we revealed last week, over 6.2m Skylanders toys were sold in the UK last year. And now the company is preparing the third game in the series, which will be revealed in a matter …

January might have been light on new releases, but Namco Bandai plans to kick off February with a bang when it releases Ni No Kuni. The Japanese RPG, a collaboration between acclaimed anime filmmakers Studio Ghibli and Professor Layton dev Level-5, has received strong reviews in the UK press over …

Studios losing out due to Microsoft paying out revenues based on US dollar instead of the Yen