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Organisers also reveal new European dates for November

When Digital Reality teamed up with Grasshopper Manufacture, they made a shmup. What were they thinking?

Publisher to strengthen Warwickshire and Birmingham studios with new staff

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