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Things could go from bad to worse for THQ, according to Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter. Last night the publisher delayed three key releases and scrapped its financial forecasts. Should its financial position continue to deteriorate, we expect THQ to raise financing through an equity sale that could lead to …

Square Enix has reported a moderate rise in net sales for the six months ending September, climbing 6.2 per cent to 61,055m. Other numbers were less positive, however. Operating income fell from 7,391m last year to an operating loss of 6,266m. Last year’s net income for the period of 3,704m …

Develop enlists Alex Tutty to help your new studio understand the bewildering world of IP law

A freshly unearthed Microsoft patent entitled ‘Content Distribution Regulation by Viewing User’ will likely not appeal to fans of 1984. The idea is that Kinect (or any compatible camera source) will effectively observe users viewing content they have acquired and ensure that they are complying with the license. Breaches of …

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Prostate cancer charity Movember has received a $500,000 in-game ad gift from EA Sports. It has handed the charity half a million dollars worth of free in-game ad space throughout November. The spots will appear in titles such as FIFA 13, Madden 13 and NHL 13. Movember is all about …

Virtual currency on Mobage platform brings in $700m in Japan

Founders will also not consider implementing equity funding in future, says Perry

Amazon.co.uk has predicted that Monday December 3rd will be the busiest online shopping day of the year. Known as Cyber Monday, Amazon reckons orders will peak at 9:20pm and on what it believes could be its busiest ever day in the UK, The Huffington Post reports. In 2012 Cyber Monday …

Develop investigates a new era of games financing