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Sarah Thomson has quit mobile games publisher Glu to join OpenFeint. Thomson will take up the role of director of developer relations and will head up the expansion of the social gaming platform provider’s developer base, the company said. OpenFeint is going through an exciting phase of growth right now …

There are just two days left to get buy passes for London Games Conference at the reduced rate of 229. The November 10th conference has speakers from GameStop, Valve, OnLive, PopCap and many more lined up to talk about the digital games market. And until Friday, September 30th our early …

In celebration of its 25th birthday, Nintendo’s iconic Zelda franchise is to take the limelight at October’s GameCity6 event in Nottingham next month. And chief amongst the planned activities is the transformation of Nottingham Market into a Hyrulean Market Village” straight out of one of the Zelda games. Starting at …

Capcom says freemium game has more than 15 million downloads worldwide

Appointment comes amid company shake-up after CEO resignation

Sega has Steam activation compulsory for the next edition of Football Manager, after claiming that at least four fifths of the game’s players are using pirated copies. Those who buy the upcoming football management simulation will need to install Steam, if they haven’t already, and activate the game through Valve’s …

Homefront publisher partners with Wells Fargo; Bank of America deal terminated

[Sponsored feature] There's more than two customer types, so how can you please everyone?

One-time online activation rule sparks outrage from 'legitimate' customers

Publisher THQ has agreed terms on a four-year deal with credit agency Wells Fargo Capital Finance. The new credit facility grants THQ the ability to borrow up to $50m which is secured on assets. This total increases to $75m during peak sales periods”. The publisher’s previous $35m agreement with Bank …