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Germany is a crucial European market for publishers. Sales in the region generated a cool €2bn in 2011, according to research from German games trade body BIU. 72m games were sold last year, accounting for €1.5bn. Price comparison site Idealo recently reported that games are over 20 per cent more …

Move to offer parents 'greater certainty about the appropriateness of games for children', says Attorney-General

Wii U already has most major third party publishers behind it, and Ubisoft claims it is going to be one step ahead of them. The Assassin’s Creed firm aims to establish itself as the biggest third-party publisher on Nintendo’s new console, according to Gamasutra. It already has five Wii U …

Alexander Bruce's Antichamber to receive funding to bring end to six year development cycle

A new range of shiny controllers is heading to Xbox 360 this summer. The limited edition Chrome Series wireless controllers will arrive this May and are available in red, blue or silver. However, Microsoft has warned that "colour availability will vary by region", according to Eurogamer. The pads feature a …

The Financial Services Authority has delisted shares of GAME from the stock market this morning. The news comes after the retailer requested its complete removal from the London Stock Exchange yesterday. GAME Group securities have been cancelled from trading on the London Stock Exchange as well as two other investment …

Prime World to also offer mixed gender teams special in-game powers

Develop speaks to founder Chris Doran on the firm's latest developments

New Line Cinema appears quite serious about bringing an adaptation of 80’s arcade smash ‘em up Rampage to the big screen. The studio has hired writer Ryan Engle to pen the film, according to The Hollywood Reporter. John Rickard had already been picked up to produce the King Kong style …

According to a recently conducted survey, indie development was significantly more lucrative in 2011 than in years past. A 2011 game industry salary survey run by Game Developer (via Gamasutra) reveals both individual independent game developers and indie teams in the U.S. earned quite a bit more money last year. …