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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 …

Some highly regarded and popular names in games marketing and PR have taken up new roles. Activision’s senior brand manager Gary Sims – who has worked on Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk and Blur, has left the publisher to join toy specialist Hasbro. In his new role Sims will be working …

Dead Rising 2 studio to become Capcom Games Studio Vancouver

Helgason praises Appleâ??s new moves to help developers

A far-reaching search for new video and writing talent is about to begin. IGN’s newest recruitment drive will kick off next month a special competition designed to find undiscovered personalities that will boost its UK team. Most notably, the company is looking for headline presenters – both male and female …

Retailer Zavvi will be the exclusive stockist of the Limited Edition version of Sega’s futuristic console shooter Vanquish. Currently available to pre-order at 54.95 (though the site claims the SKU carries an RRP of 69.99), the bundle includes the game as well as a packaged seven-inch figurine of lead protagonist …