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â??Itâ??s a full scale, pretty big projectâ? says studio co-founder

Project lead makes accidental revelations at PAX East 2010

Money-strapped studio sells IP to new firm formed from the same board

In claiming number one in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week, Just Cause 2 succeeds in justifying Square Enix’s loyalty to Avalanche’s high-octane free-roaming IP by achieving what the first game could not. The original Just Cause, upon its release in September 2006, managed just second …

And now the Tabula Rasa project lead wants to follow in the footsteps of Neil Armstrong

Tropical action outing Just Cause 2 has become the tenth game to claim the top spot in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 since the turn of the year. What’s all the more impressive is that Square Enix’s title had to fend off some very high-profile opposition to …

Best Buy will finally enter the UK this May with a new store in Thurrock, Essex. The US retail giant was originally due to open in the UK last year, but delayed the openings to wait for better sites. Further Best Buy stores will open in Hedge End (Southampton) and …

Downsized Games joke of â??the dastardly JRâ?? and â??Elaborate Acquisitionsâ??

A close look at UE3's role in BioWare's sci-fi epic

Dark Energy Digitalâ??s upcoming title is set to be available on download only