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New game targeted at helping children of broken marriages

EA has today announced that Luis Ubinas has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Ubinas is president of the Ford Foundation, where he oversees the operations and management of more than $10 billion in assets and over $500m in annual giving. Prior to joining the Foundation, he was a …

David Braben has again said that his studio’s upcoming title Kinectimals will not include any tech developed for the Lionhead project Milo & Kate. Speaking to VG247 during the Kinect launch party in London last night, the Frontier boss was asked what contribution Lionhead tech had made to the game, …

New funds for the massively multiplayer game developer

Pan-Atlantic animation firm expands sales management in EMEA territories

UK broadcaster Channel 4 continues to invest heavily in innovative UK games projects. It today revealed a new set of commissions for its Education division from British game studios. The projects are all due out in the next few months. Studios signed include Tuna, Playniac, Zoe Mode, Preloaded, Littleloud and …

Former SingStar producer's new London team working on ethical fashion app and site

Broadcaster's latest games include commissions for Tuna, Proper, Playniac and Littleloud

Up-and-coming social and casual games studio Zattikka has announced the launch of Mr Bean: Out of Control. The iPhone and iPad game is the first in a series of downloadable distractions based on the classic slapstick character portrayed by Rowan Atkinson. It is available now on the App Store. In …

Studio staff reportedly unhappy with mega-studioâ??s new social focus