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'I am not interested in giving them 'fun', I want to give them meaning'

RPG re-make to release as part of launch line-up for hackable system

Jason West and Vince Zampella may have received 'tens of millions', suggests analyst

But games business shows operating loss of £13m

Sega has seen its Q2 profits leap year-on-year . Sega Sammy generated 569m for the last quarter ending June 30th, 2012, a 7.1 per cent increase over the same period the year before. Profits reached 20.3m, which is up over an 18m loss last year. The company reports ‘weak’ demand …

E-Xpress Interactive, one of India’s largest video game distributors, held its annual trade showcase in Mumbai last week, which was attended by several top retailers. Company director Amit Khemani kicked things off by detailing the Max Payne 3 success story in India, highlighting the game’s marketing and PR campaign in …

Eligible organisations for funding must be UK registered with a focus on children and young adults GamesAid is inviting its members to vote for which charity they would like to see receive financial support in its next round of funding. Nominations began yesterday and will end on Monday August 13th. …

Everybody's Gone to the Rapture follows up indie hit by Develop Award-winning studio

Interest free loans between £50,000 and £100,000 available to small and medium-sized firms

ArmA II’s mod monster DayZ is rapidly closing in on 1m registered users, so where does it go from here? Creator Dean Hall touched on a variety of topics regarding his smash hit with VG247, including what has to happen for the title to go standalone and the possibility of …