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The Xbox 360 version of the Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings will be published by THQ. Unlike the PC original – which was released in May by Namco Bandai – THQ will be responsible for the Xbox 360 version. It will publish the game in western Europe, Australia, New Zealand …

Keith Stuart of The Guardian discusses his rivals, trips to Moscow and death threats from readers… How did it feel to win a Games Media Award last year?Really lovely. It’s very easy to pretend to be blase and above it all – but I’m not. We’ve worked incredibly hard to …

Inside Bungie's plan to publish other studios' mobile and social games

Expansion to handle existing Unity games development to triple-A standard

Jason West and Vince Zampellaâ??s new studio outlines first game, hires so far

RebelPlay seeking to offer alternative route to market for indies

Blizzard remains tight-lipped on it’s mysterious project Titan but an analyst claims that the game is a casual MMO. In his most recent report, Stern Agee’s Arvind Bhatia wrote that Blizzard Entertainment’s next products include "expansion packs for StarCraft and World of Warcraft, a new Diablo game [and] a new …

The first iteration of Call of Duty: XP will be held in Los Angeles this September. Activision announced the new event will be similar to Blizzcon, and will focus purely on the Call of Duty franchise and its community. The publisher will use COD: XP to officially unveil the multiplayer …

Two former Sony development stalwarts, Leo Cubbin and Phil Gaskell, have joined forces to create a new digital publisher that offers indie teams an alternative route to market. RebelPlay has already signed up two products – although no firm details have yet been announced. These projects are being aimed at …

Google doesn't have the game genes, and Android is swept by piracy, says panel of mobile game developers