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MCV and Koch Media continue Independent Retail Month with a roundup of five games indies which have grown massively in recent years. Barkman Computers Established: November 19th, 1987Stores: 1Based:Kingston Upon Thames, SurreyContact: 020 8546 5941 This indie turns 25 later this year. Owner Nick Elliott tells MCV about its growth …

The $8m lawsuit against Def Jam Rapstar producer 4mm Games has left the firm starved for money” and its fate uncertain. Record label EMI took 4mm Games and developer Terminal Reality to court earlier this year for allegedly not obtaining song rights for the rap karaoke game. 4mm Games co-founder …

Studio VP to leave company for 'personal reasons'

The developer of Dragon Shout, a free utility for players of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, has been told by ZeniMax that he is infringing copyright. The Bethesda owner has not yet demanded that the app be removed, but has issued a warning notice highlighting its concerns, TouchArcade reports. "I …

Sony has released a new teaser video for upcoming PS3 exclusive The Last of Us. The game was announced late last year and sees two survivors of a modern day plague, Joel and Ellie, attempting to cross and increasingly desperate and hostile US. What you watched here is only a …

Free-to-play could be the go-to business model for next generation console software on PS4, Next Xbox and Wii U. That’s the impression given by Ubisoft in its post financials conference call. A surprising amount of focus was put on the next-generation consoles in the presentation. It’s interesting to think that …

The Saints Row franchise has shipped 11m units globally, THQ has announced. The reveal was part of the publisher’s annual financial report that arrived earlier today. Saints Row: The Third (the series’ latest installment) has shipped over 4.25m copies, and according to THQ has generated the highest digital revenue of …

THQ is actively seeking out interested parties to take on publishing duties for Ninja Gaiden creator Tomonobu Itagaki’s next title Devil’s Third. The publisher revealed that the ‘profitability profile’ of the game no longer meets their ‘internal threshold’ during its financial call to investors earlier today. The title’s future is …

THQ has announced that Obsidian’s upcoming South Park RPG has been pushed back to next year. The publisher revealed news of the delay during its earnings conference call earlier today. The game is rumoured to be titled ‘The Stick of Truth’, and will include turn-based combat, classes, summons, weapon augmentation, …

THQ has announced Vigil Games’ sequel Darksiders II will launch on August 14th. "We look forward to launching Darksiders [II] beginning on August 14 in North America," revealed THQ CEO Brian Farrell during an investor conference call earlier today. The action adventure title was previously delayed from a late June …