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Take-Two has defended Mafia II against backlash over the game’s portrayal of Italian-Americans. UNICO National, one of the largest Italian-American service organisations in the US, called the game a pile of racist nonsense” and has demanded the game be withheld from release. The organisation’s president Andre DiMino wrote a letter …

Gamescom opened its doors on Tuesday 17th August to select members of the press but yesterday the event kicked off proper. Festivities began with a special Gamescom press conference, followed by more announcements from Konami, Ubisoft and more. But if you don’t have time to sift through our collection of …

Branson venture backs London Games Conference; Meredith takes key role

Digital side-scrolling shooter Sine Mora has been revealed at Gamesom by Grasshopper Manufacture and Digital Reality. The game is a result of a new partnership between the developers and will be available to download on Xbox Live and PSN. It promises to be a unique horizontal side-scrolling shooter with time …

It looks like the chances of Final Fantasy XIV making it to Xbox 360 are currently slimmer than they ever have been. Sony pulled a rabbit out of the hat at last year’s E3 when it topped Microsoft’s shock FFXIII announcement with an exclusive reveal of the new MMO, which …

CEO Philip Belhassen forecasts a self-reliant trend for studios

Australian studio licenses tech firms AI set for Frozen Hearth

Stonetrip CEO Philip Belhasen talks to Develop about the path to engine success with ShiVa 3D

This year’s show has only just begun, but Gamescom 2011 has already been dated. The trade and consumer fair will return next year on August 17th and run until August 21st. Once again, it will take place in Cologne, Germany. The dates were revealed through advertisements at this year’s event, …

Firm will host a Friday, August 20th recruitment day for Realtime World staff