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1C has teamed up with Softclub to form a new Russian super-distributor, 1C-Softclub. Softclub is the biggest console distributor in Russia, while 1C is the country’s largest PC publisher, developer and distributor. The newly-formed company will now handle all of 1C’s gaming output, and is the second biggest games firm …

Steven Chaing quits as EA senior vice president after 12 years of service

Codemasters has revealed to MCV that it is working on a new cricket game, which will be released before the end of the year. The announcement follows the recent reveals of F1 2010 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC in September and brand new FPS Bodycount, which is due to …

Industry panel of QA and localisation experts discuss the impact of open testing

Such are the similarities between PlayStation Move and the Nintendo Wii that some have speculated that Sony’s device might draw some consumer’s away from Nintendo’s product. Not so, according to Nintendo’s American boss Reggie Fils-Aime. Why would they say that?” the exec asked when the claim was put to him …

The industry has for years worked on the presumption that the Wii is a far more likely second purchase for those who already own either an Xbox 360 and PS3, but the boss of Nintendo America Reggie Fils-Aime has questioned that belief. Let me correct a couple facts,” he told …

The third entry in the Tony Hawk’s-toppling extreme sports series Skate 3 will arrive at UK retail on May 14th, the publisher has confirmed. The game’s key new feature is the ability for gamer’s to form teams of skaters both on and offline to compete in challenges and face-offs, as …

We’re still waiting for concrete details concerning Sony’s upcoming 3D push on PS3, but a senior engineer at the platform holder has suggested that a lot” of time is being spent on the technology within Sony’s studio network. When asked by Gamasutra how many developers were currently working on 3D …

Net-native industry consultancy group joins the prominent UK association

The troubled tale of former movie rental giant Blockbuster has taken a turn for the worse with the company admitting for the first time that a fall into bankruptcy could be inevitable. So bad are the chain’s finances that the Financial Times claims it is having trouble securing the supply …