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Lack of Metal Gear Solid in â??09 leads to unfavourable year-on-year comparisons

Europe’s dominant site for licensing across games, toys, sport, fashion and more achieved record readership last month. According to the latest Google Analytics audit, www.licensing.biz attracted 31,669 unique visitors between January 1st and 31st, whilst page views hit an all-time high of 76,489 during the same period. Google’s audit figures …

Japanese publisher Konami has reported profits of $116.7m for the nine months ending December 31st – a 40 per cent year-on-year decline. Profits were down 18 per cent compared to the same period in 2008 at $2.1bn. The steepest decline stemmed from Konami’s gaming operations, where revenue fell 33 per …

Games not suited to the 'grammar of 3D', claims expert

Kidsâ?? games studio merges with Kujuâ??s Guildford-based outfit

Ratings body ESRB has apologised for certain comments made about Tecmo Koei’s upcoming PSP title, Dead Or Alive paradise. Yesterday, a variety of outlets reported on the board’s description of the controversial title. The official ESRB website said: Parents and consumers should know that the game contains a fair amount …

One of the games industry’s most celebrated global success is enjoys its tenth birthday today, and while success very much depends on how you measure it, by any account The Sims is one of most successful and enduring video games series the world has ever seen. For the full story, …

Develop Jury Service sees the new online DRM tech praised and slammed

But some developers say Ubisoftâ??s new DRM service may encourage piracy

When does legitimate protection become draconian control?