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Microsoft has confirmed that it has signed a deal with The Really Useful Group to bring a number of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s greatest musical hits to Xbox 360 karaoke title Lips. The development follows the exclusive reveal by MCV last year that The Really Useful Group, which was founded by …

Though the global games market is having to face up to some tough times at the moment, a new report from the Entertainment Software Association has outlined the true extent of the boom enjoyed by the sector in the last four years. Entitled ‘Video Games in the 21st Century: The …

Games publishing powerhouse Blizzard has said that while the PC faces a lot of challenges as a games platform, it refuses to turn its back on it, following the launch of the highly anticipated StarCraft 2 late last month. Mike Ryder VP and Managing Director International Operations told sister site …

Pt 1: Dave Stohl takes questions on the Infinity Ward, layoffs and hard choices

Bleak realities of the market leads to unpopular decisions, says studio boss

The last six months have been tough for the US games market. The amount of money generated by video games in the US for the first six months of the year was $6.66bn, a drop of 9.1 per cent compared to the amount spent during the same period in 2010 …

Activision’s Worldwide Studios boss is 100 per cent confident” that Modern Warfare developer Infinity Ward will rise from the ashes” – but warns that the publisher must be careful in looking to rebuild the shaken outfit. Dave Stohl told Develop that the company is supporting Infinity Ward in that rebuilding …

Animation services outfit offers new outsourcing solution

Codemasters has finally, officially revealed first details of racing blockbuster Dirt 3. The debut trailer was shown on ESPN channels last weekend during the Summer X Games. The announcement is part of a PR ‘earthquake,’ which also includes previews in both the US and UK editions of Official PlayStation and Official …

A confident Square Enix reckons its mech fighting series Front Mission can find a wider audience in the West. Traditionally, the 15-year-old Japanese franchise has been targeted at just core gamers. But Square believes the newest title, Evolved, will break another of its IPs into the US and Europe. The Front …