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Scaleform GFx 4.0 to enable the creation of Flash-based applications, interfaces and games for popular mobile platforms

It’s an argument often trotted out whenever anyone attacks the pre-owned market – "You don’t see Toyota demanding a cut from the sale of a second hand Corolla." But Kaos Studios, the developer behind THQ’s upcoming shooter Homefront, says that the video games market can’t be considered under the same …

EDUCATION WEEK: Wilson and Rawlinson lend praise amid new calls for trade body unification

Publisher Ubisoft has said that it is considering Kinect adaptations for all of the brands in its popular stable of IP. The company has already enjoyed big success with Microsoft’s Xbox 360 motion camera, claiming third party market leadership on both sides of the Atlantic thanks to launch titles such …

The download-only era of games may be closer than ever, but today retail has one key advantage: the High Street is still the first stop for all new releases. While the PC has long since offered digital versions of the latest titles on day one, console gamers are still dependent …

EA wants to establish Shift as a new franchise when Shift 2 Unleashed races to UK shelves in March. The original was part of the Need for Speed family but the sequel will branch out in order to win over simulation racer fans and compete with genre rival Gran Turismo. …

EDUCATION WEEK: Expecting a fat government cheque won't get us anywhere, says Vaizey

Ed Vaizey has vowed to help games firms engage directly with different Parliamentary divisions after his department was given sole responsibility for the industry. It was announced last week that the Department for Culture, Media and Sport will now handle everything to do with the interactive entertainment sector, while the …

I expect that from time-to-time, Activision’s Bobby Kotick and EA’s John Riccitiello will cast an envious eye over Ubisoft. Here is a publisher that doesn’t have a FIFA or a Call of Duty in its repertoire, but has still managed to become the Wii’s most successful third-party publisher. The likes …

EDUCATION WEEK: Long-awaited document recommends sweeping changes across academia