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November Software to develop 3D social games for web and mobile platforms

New DX11 features; improved engine front-end; mobile game enhancements

The relationship between films and games has to be more than financial, says VP of creative for Rockstar

Martyn and Sarah Chudley didnâ??t have finances to buy back the 200-person studio

Game has sold close to two million copies, creator says

GameStop plans to enter the fast-growing tablet computer market – and may even build its own games-oriented one. The word from the retailer comes a week after it bought two games download technology firms – Spawn Labs and Stardock’s Impulse – in a bid to grow its stake in the …

Recruitment firm returns as Round Sponsor at meeting of the industry's greatest minds

The tragic earthquakes and natural disasters that hit Japan last month haven’t necessarily slowed Sony’s production capacity. Earlier this week, SCEA boss Jack Tretton said that damage to one Sony Japan manufacturing plant could mean that parts production for the NGP handheld specifically could be delayed. But last night an …

EA CEO John Riccitiello says that the November marketing battle between Call of Duty and Battlefield will cost hundreds of millions as dollars. He made the prediction while outlining how this year, EA is hoping to dethrone rival Activision’s bestselling CoD franchise. EA’s Battlefield 3 launches in November – around …

Dish Network has bought Blockbuster in a $320m deal. The second-largest satellite TV company in the US snapped the company up through a bankruptcy auction, beating competition from Carl Icahn and a group od debtholders. The transaction still needs to be approved by a bankruptcy court however. Dish Network’s EVP …