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Side production manager Sini Downing recounts how star talent was captured for Fable III's dialogue

European developer and publisher JoWooD Entertainment has entered a state of insolvency. The Austria-based firm announced on its corporate website that all efforts towards restructuring of capitalisation concerning outside capital as well as equality capital had to be considered as failed”. As such, it has declared material insolvency. JoWooD has …

Apple has confirmed that 1m apps have been downloaded from the Mac App Store in its first 24 hours. There are already 1,000 free and paid apps available for Mac across categories such as games, education, graphics, lifestyle and productivity. Early users have been wowed by the ease at which …

GameStop’s growing ambitions in the digital space have received another boost with news of a new agreement with IGN Entertainment. The online media giant will take on advertising and sponsorship duties for GameStop.com and GameInformer.com. Furthermore, GameStop will integrate IGN content such as previews and reviews as well as editorial …

Mark Rein talks up Infinity Blade and Epic's plans for transforming the mobile market

Intel software engineer Orion Granatir on how to get the most from the small but mighty processor

With the new breed of motion control filling the stop-gap left by where we would once expect a new console cycle, analysts have expressed their delight at the festive performance of both PlayStation Move and Xbox 360 Kinect. "Among all the analysts, I was the most bullish, forecasting five to …

International Audio For Games conference heading to London

More staff employed as Mojang continues expansion

Industry has 'more game attorneys than ever'