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Decorated audio composer calls for better commitment from the industry

Game music maestro talks secret projects and Mass Effect

Square Enix has announced two Xbox 360 hardware bundles to coincide with the launch of Final Fantasy XIII in Europe. The special edition bundle includes a 250GB hard drive, engraved with the Final Fantasy XIII name, two wireless controllers, downloadable avatar items and a copy of Final Fantasy XIII. In …

The Skee-Ball studio talks finding success on the iPhone

New app tracks Appleâ??s Top 300 Apps chart from around the world

Studios partner to develop new series based on The Wheel of Time book series

Mindscape has returned to the UK publishing scene, MCV can reveal. The firm is currently based in Leicestershire and is looking for a new office dedicated to handling its titles in the UK after a successful spell working with Koch Media. While Koch remains the distributor, Mindscape UK general manager …

January software sales in the UK were down year-on-year despite a slew of major new releases. The likes of Bayonetta, Darksiders, Army of Two: The 40th Day, Mass Effect 2 and MAG were all launched last month, leading some to believe the UK games market would have a strong start …

An unfortunate muddle of fear and disgust towards violent game content was expressed by the Anglican church last night – with its legislative body calling for strict regulation of games. A Church of England general synod meeting saw the subject of game content re-treaded, with the council calling on the …

Publisher Zen United and distributor PQube have announced a special pre-order initiative for upcoming console brawler BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger. The game is due to launch on March 19th for Xbox 360 and PS3, and consumers can now advance order a limited edition set for the same price as the standard …