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Worldwide sales of epic action title Grand Theft Auto IV have now hit 15m, publisher Take-Two confirmed as part of its financial report last night. The game was first released in April 2008 and stands as one of the most critically and commercially successful titles this generation. More recent release …

Manveer Heir claims link between race portrayal in games and the predominantly white development workforce

Raven Software lead designer Manveer Heir calls for further diversity

Electronic Arts’ Wii fitness title EA Sports Active earned the company $125m in its most recent financial year, leading the publisher to heap praise on Nintendo’s challenging format. Peter Moore, president of EA Sports said: As a company we’re great believers in the Wii. Titles that take advantage of motion, …

One of the highest-profile brands in video gaming is taking the bold move of bypassing retail altogether with the confirmation that Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light will be a digital-only release. Interestingly, the game has also dropped the famous ‘Tomb Raider’ moniker, relying instead on the brand appeal …

Click here to access the RETAIL BIZ Previews section for an in-depth guide to some of the biggest titles heading to shelves. This week, we take a look at D3P’s Ben 10: Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks, the latest video game from one of the world’s hottest boys’ properties. Also previewed …

Valve is expected to announce it will be adding Mac support for games on its digital distribution service Steam. The developer has released a range of teaser images featuring Valve Properties such as Half-Life, Portal and Team Fortress mimicking familiar Apple advertising campaigns, according to MacNN. These were accompanied with …

Rumours that Ubisoft’s contentious copy-protection method has already been cracked is false, says the publisher. The piracy prevention method, which requires all Ubisoft PC titles to be constantly connected to the web, has only been available for a day with the US release of submarine sim, Silent Hunter 5. A …

No More Heroes director continues to embrace the high-end consoles

So who are the world’s most bankable games studios? You’ll get to find out in May when Develop’s globally-recognised list of the 100 most commercially successful developers returns in May. The Develop 100 ranks the best and most commercially successful studios based on the sales of their games at UK …