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Publisher in talks with third parties about the title

Company hemorrhages $239m this year, but operating expenses down for the quarter

CEO Yves Guillemot provides guidance for the coming year

Q4 earnings down, but French publisher's sales up for the year

Risk to voters may spell doom for state-backed incentives for industry

French publishing giant Ubisoft has posted full-year profits of €37.3m (29.7m) for the twelve months ended March 31st, 2012. The company racked up€1.06bn (845m)in sales, up from the €1.04bn (828m) taken in the previous financial year. Its current operating income came in at €56m (44.6m). Ubisoft attributed its success to …

Smartphone and computer giant has made $112m offer, reports suggest

LucasArts' Jason Smith offers essential advice on nailing your industry interview

A charity 5-A-Side football event held by HMV and sponsored by Microsoft has raised 19k for Teenage Cancer Trust. Sony Music emerged as the winners of the tournament, having come from two goals down to topple runners up OMD 4-3. Sony Music’s Ryan Slack was named as the player of …

Earthworm Jim creator and Gaikai visionary David Perry is to be honoured with the Development Legend award at the July 11th Develop Industry Excellence Awards. Perry will receive the award for the impact he has made on the games industry during his three decades in the business. Having previously created …