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Boss of Vanquish studio determined to conquer Sonyâ??s flagship console

Square Enix aims to leverage its Deus Ex franchise for the next ten years – as part of its grand plan to be a top three publisher in the next five years. "We have dozens of IPs, some of which we wish to build into franchises," Square Enix boss Yoichi …

Want to win a limited edition red Wii? The pack includes a red WiiMote Plus, a copy of New Super Mario Bros Wii, Wii Sports and a digital copy of Donkey Kong pre-installed on the machine. If that’s not enough, a limited edition red DSi XL with a copy of …

Bosses of Bigpoint, Gaikai, PlayJam and Q Entertainment feature in stellar line-up at essential trade event

The deal is over. Sega signed a four-project contract with Osaka-based studio Platinum Games back in 2008, and today’s release of Vanquish marks the end of that process. And though the Japanese studio is free to talk to other publishers, executive producer Atsushi Inaba revealed to Develop that talks with …

Global publishing empire sees a revived franchise in the Eidos Montreal title

Fable III has become the latest title to encourage gamers to buy new rather the pre-owned by offering exclusive DLC. Xbox 360 owners who pick up a brand new copy of Peter Molyneux’s latest fantasy epic will find a code for a range of in-game items inserted into the box, …

Rumours abound that the strike came from disgruntled fans impatient for an update

A burlesque dancer, a vicar, and the Ealing Jades Rugby Team… Not the set-up to a filthy joke, alas – but Nintendo’s new marketing campaign is still quite revealing. Yeah, it’s all the usual ‘Nintendo-y’ stuff: focus on players sat in inoffensive domestic environments and ‘normalise’ games. The new ads …