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CEO David Helgason responds to speculation that the business will close

London group Slightly Mad launches platform to propose, finance and build games on

OG International has filed a legal complaint against Ubisoft arguing its dancing game does not infringe copyright on Ubi’s Just Dance. The publisher’s Get Up and Dance game (pictured) is out on November 4th for Wii and PS3 Move. It’s due to be released under OG’s O-Games label. Get Up …

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Direct X 11 engine Luminous targets photorealism

PC giant Blizzard insists it needs traditional retail to help turn its games into global hits. The World of Warcraft studio generates most of its revenue from MMO subscriptions, and also sells its games – including StarCraft and the upcoming Diablo III – through its own digital service.But international VP …

The notion of separate platforms 'will disappear' if the iPhone group launches its own TV sets

Fans of Farming Simulator can now keep up-to-date with simulation games via a new magazine. Specialist boxed PC game publisher Excalibur has launched World of Simulations, a quarterly 4.99 publication that arrives later this month. It will be sold in computer outlets across the UK and in other territories including …

England may have been unceremoniously dumped out of the World Cup, but rugby fever continues this Friday with the release of Alternative Software’s Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge. MCV understands that the Xbox 360 and PS3 title has seen almost its entire day one allocation accounted for by pre-orders, pointing to …