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Gamescom has announced new exhibitors, more floor space and a focus on mobile gaming. Koelnmesse’s communications manager Franko Fischer tells James Batchelor why this is shaping up to be the world’s biggest ever games show Gamescom is set to be even bigger this year – now up to 140,000 square …

Gamescom 2012 will offer ‘360 degree’ coverage of the established and emerging games industry, organiser Koelnmesse has said at its International Press Conference this afternoon. Other trade shows have been criticised for not catering to all areas of the market but this years Gamescom promises to be the only conference …

Closing a number of Sega’s territorial offices has been a ‘painful’ but ‘logical’ process, Sega Europe’s COO Jurgen Post has told MCV. Today, the publisher confirmed it will shut offices in France, Germany, Spain, Australia and Benelux and hand sales and marketing duties over to local companies. The shift comes …

Sega has confirmed it will shut down a number of its European offices as its business switches to new digital content and just select IP for retail. The company will close offices in France, Germany, Spain, Australia and Benelux as it turns its attentions to digital product. Koch Media will …

NCsoft has confirmed that anticipated MMO Guild Wars 2 will be released in Europe and North America on August 28th. We’re offering gamers an experience that delivers on the promise of online gaming with a truly social experience in an immense, shared world,” ArenaNet president and co-founder Mike O’Brien said. …

Nintendo has confirmed an October 12th release date for RPG due Pokemon White 2 and Pokemon Black 2 in the UK. The pair are the latest in the successful series to appear on Nintendo’s now aging DS. Nintendo will certainly be hoping they manage to recreate their Japanese success – …

What appears to be a number of confirmed Half-Life 3 concept artworks have been leaked online. The images originate from a Picasa album (that has since been removed) owned by Valve artist Andrea Andrea Wicklund. Now OXM reports that community mods on the Steam forums have confirmed the legitimacy of …

UK PS3 owners are more willing to pay for digital content than Xbox gamers. That’s according to the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel. The data specialist revealed that in the UK, 8m people bought a digital film, TV show or game in the past year. The firm says that 17 …

Retailers want Wii U to be priced at 250 when it launches. But Nintendo could be prepared to set a cost price that will allow shops to sell cheaper than that – and ensure the machine is this Christmas’ must-have gaming item. One senior publisher confidently told MCV that the …