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Codemasters has today confirmed that India’s Reliance Big Entertainment has bought a 50 per cent stake in the firm alongside existing investor Balderton Capital. Reliance’s gaming division, Zapak Digital Entertainment, will oversee the Codemasters investment. Zapak is the largest gaming company in India, and already has interests in online casual …

Itâ??s with a heavy heart that I have to announce a major restructuring of Denki that will inevitably involve losing many of our supremely talented colleagues â?? not to mention friends â?? from the team.

Dundee-based developer makes redundancies, cites tough market for mid-sized studios

New DLC for Modern Warfare 2 should give the game a sales boost over the Easter period, according to Activision. The Stimulus Package went on sale this week (Tuesday March 30th) and is backed by a 1m marketing campaign. Developer Infinity Ward says the DLC, which features new levels for …

'Future has never looked brighter' says CEO Cousens as Reliance buys 50 per cent share

Sports Interactive has re-booted Football Manager Live to breathe new life into the MMO. The game launched in January last year but hasn’t enjoyed the success its developers were hoping for. Football Manager Live has also been dominated by a handful of players, making it unattractive to new gamers. To …

Do you think the DLC will give players who don’t own MW2 an extra incentive to buy the full game? Definitely, as the Stimulus Package adds even more depth to an already expansive multiplayer experience and increases the longevity of the online community even further. If players are looking for …

Rockstar Games is spending big to ensure Red Dead Redemption becomes its biggest game of the year. The publisher has huge expectations for Redemption following glowing reports from the press, and hopes it can stand besides GTA as its next blockbuster franchise. The Wild West action title will benefit from …

Though his gory, explicit and thoughtful directing style would produce some fascinating results in the gaming space, it looks as if Pulp Fiction and Inglorious Basterds director Quentin Tarantino is unlikely to be the next big Hollywood name to try his luck at making a game. In recent times top-level …

A new study by the World Health Organisation has named video games as one of the major drivers behind the growing global challenge that is childhood obesity. The report says that one third of kids across the world are now classified as obese, blaming what is describes as a sedentary …