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GAME has seen its profits tumble 27 per cent. Why has trading been so tough? Ben White: We’ve been clear with the market about where we expected to come out. We’ve hit our numbers exactly in line with expectations at 90.4 million profit before tax. If you look at the …

It was the PS3 version of EA’s 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa that shone at retail over the weekend, with official figures from ELSPA GfK Chart-Track showing that the Sony release accounted for 48 per cent of sales. It was only just ahead of Xbox 360, though, which claimed …

Kazunori Yamauchi has once again assured Gran Turismo fans that work on the highly anticipated racer is nearly complete. In an interview with Inside Line, the series’ creator said: Gran Turismo 5 is about 90 per cent finished. There are currently around 140 people, working on the project.” He also …

Side's new biz dev manger on his new role with the creative services company

Sony has confirmed that a brand new God of War is in development for PSP and will be released later this year. Called God of War: Ghost of Sparta, the game resumes from the narrative point where last year’s God of War on PSP left off. With Kratos on a …

Street Fighter studio works with Aurora Feint to create iPhone and iPod titles

It didn’t seem to hurt Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s performance at retail, so talk of a 54.99 RRP for the upcoming COD: Black Ops shouldn’t come as a huge shock. There was much furore in July last year when Activision took the bold move of pricing Modern Warfare …

The hugely popular Xbox 360 Gamesfives tournament will take place on Wednesday, June 23rd at the Barnet Powerleague. Teams representing all sectors of the industry will compete for the coveted trophy (won by D3P last year) in the morning. They’ll then set their differences aside for an afternoon of beers, …

Netherlands-based studio reveals new project details

Jack Friedman, the founder of THQ, passed away yesterday at the age of 70. Friedman was chairman and CEO of toy firm Jakks Pacific until he retired a month ago. Shortly after, he had been hospitalized for several weeks. He founded THQ back in 1989, where he served as chief …