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The eradication of the pre-owned games market would bring about grave consequences for the sector, one analyst has warned. MCV reported yesterday that a legal ruling in the US in could jeopardise the future of video game trade-ins, completely destroying the business models of many of the world’s key games …

Iceberg Interactive may not be the best known publisher in the industry, but aims to change that with the retail release of Global Agenda. The PC MMO has already been downloaded almost 100,000 times worldwide. In fact, the title – which was previously only available digitally – has been Steam’s …

Developer Asylum says only Nintendo’s platforms can help its Doctor Who games reach a family audience. The two upcoming Doctor Who titles – Evacuation Earth and Return to Earth – are due this year for DS and Wii respectively. And Asylum MD Simon Bailey says that the timing couldn’t be …

Kids’ mega-franchise Ben 10 is heading to Leicester Square next month. The event on October 2nd will allow fans to get a first hands-on play with the upcoming Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction game. It will also feature exclusive screenings of the new TV series and kids’ goody bags …

Been stalling on registering for this month’s Develop Quiz? Well, your studio has already shown it’s not the smartest in the business – because the final tables have now been sold. Taking place on Wednesday September 29th at Sway Bar, Holborn, this month’s Develop Quiz will see 20 teams looking …

As had been rumoured, Capcom has revealed a fifth game in the Devil May Cry series at its Tokyo Game Show conference. Called simply DMC, is being jointly developed by Capcom and Heavenly Sword and Enslaved developer Ninja Theory. The Devil May Cry series first debuted on PS2 in 2001 …

Speaking at its ongoing Tokyo Game Show press conference, publisher Capcom has confirmed that a second downloadable Dead Rising game is on the way, and will also be exclusive to Xbox 360. Called Dead Rising 2: Case West, the game will star Frank West, the popular protagonist from the first …

Third major work-for-hire project for the Cambridge outfit

Packaging and creative firm AGI has tied up with the UK’s premier games conference. The company is a Gold Sponsor of this year’s event, entitled London Games Conference: Survival And Profit In A Changing Industry. AGI joins key sponsors IGN UK, InComm, Virgin Gaming and The Hut. AGI is very …

UK-based publisher O-Games has announced two key additions to its team ahead of the release of John Daly’s ProStroke Golf. Tina Moore joins the firm as a consultant and will be responsible for the marketing strategy behind O-Games’ key releases. She has previously held senior positions at Sega, Ubisoft, Take-Two …