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After apologising just last week for what he described as the new inexcusable” delay to much hyped PS3 racer Gran Turismo 5, series director Kazunori Yamauchi has begged for forgiveness once again – though this time it’s relating to what he sees as possible technical shortcomings of the upcoming game. …

As Limbo developer joins call for greater state support across Europe

Two portable powerhouse IPs come together in Level-5 developed title for new Nintendo handheld

RTL Group to own 80 per cent of the Montreal studio

Developer (and in Japan, publisher) Level-5 has announced that it is working on a crossover game featuring both Professor Layton and Phoenix Wright that will be released on Nintendo’s upcoming 3DS handheld. Layton and Wright are two of the most popular handheld IPs and amongst the few IP that can …

With two successful console games under its belt, publisher THQ has announced that its deal with Zuffa for the rights to video games based on the Ultimate Fighting Championship IP has been extended to 2018. The rights allow THQ to make UFC games on all current and next-generation consoles as …

The CEO of Rockstar and 2K Games owner Take-Two has claimed that digital games sales could account for as much as 40 per cent of the publisher’s total business by 2013. However, he foresees this as additional revenue, claiming that the growth will not come at the expense of traditional …

Canadaâ??s 37.5 per cent tax relief â??allows us to put all the money on the screenâ??

In what comes across as a somewhat ambitious move, a Brazilian court is seeking an injunction that looks to not only block global sales of GTA IV expansion Episodes from Liberty City but also recall all previously sold units in every country around the world. Kotaku reports that the dispute …

Microsoft shares fell by over 2 per cent on news that its chief software architect, Ray Ozzie, has decided to resign from the group. Ozzie was a key player at the upper echelons of Microsoft, and took over the company’s software role after Bill Gates retired from the group. He …