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Perhaps fearing that mere M15+ violence will no longer be sufficient to abate the Aussie appetite for violence if authorities do indeed legalise the sale of R18+ games, Sega has announced a topically titled ‘Welcome To Violence’ triple-pack for Wii. The publisher, according to Kotaku, describes the bundle as a …

In a bid to leverage more business from the Japanese market, US-headuartered publisher Take-Two will open a new office in Tokyo, Japan. The Grand Theft Auto and BioShock owner tends to sign agreements with other companies – such as Capcom, Spike and D3 Publisher – to launch its products outside …

Disney Interactive Studios has announced that Split/Second: Velocity will launch in Europe on Friday, May 21st. The explosive racing game has received a swathe of positive press reports since it was officially unveiled last year, and the title even claimed the Game Critics Award for Best Racing Game at last …

We may not have seen the last of Microsoft’s infamous Natal demo character Milo, judging by recent comments from the creative director of Microsoft Game Studios Peter Molyneux. I was very, very tight about what was actually being said about Milo and not being said about Milo,” Molyneux told IncGamers. …

En Masse Entertainment to renovate eastern games for western tastes

A group of NCSoft employees have merged to head up a new MMO specialist outfit. Based in Washington, En Masse Entertainment is a new publisher with an aim to transform eastern games to better suit western audiences. En Masse is comprised of talent from the likes of Blizzard Entertainment, Microsoft, …

Based in Washington, En Masse Entertainment is a new publisher with the aim to transform eastern games to better suit western audiences. Its parent company Bluehole considers the west to be a key area for growth, and has faith that its properties in the east can compete with the biggest …

Video gaming now claims a higher proportion of US homes’ entertainment spend than print media, premium TV, DVD, Blu-ray, movie rentals or music. That’s according to a new report from Nielsen which states that 4.9 per cent of the total amount of money spent by US households now goes on …

Despite reports to the contrary this morning, the famous Sony Computer Entertainment brand is not going to die. Kotaku reported this morning that as from April 1st the SCE brand would be no more, with Sony preparing to scrap the moniker in favour of a new arm of the company …