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With Fabio Capello’s England team targeting success at this summer’s World Cup, EA has officially announced its licensed video game tie-in – FIFA World Cup South Africa. It will be released in Europe and Asia on April 30th for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and PSP. The North American release date …

International game creation event just days away

Buzz builds for industry event as AIAS president Joseph Olin joins speaker list

Publisher Square Enix has dated the release of PC and Xbox 360 action RTS Supreme Commander 2. The PC version will arrive first on March 5th, with the Xbox 360 iteration hitting retail two weeks later on March 19th. Supreme Commander 2 has already achieved fantastic recognition across media and …

Former Fable and Black & White developers open UK indie Wonderland

MMO specialists have told MCV that predicting the fall of World of Warcraft is ‘futile’. Blizzard’s title is the world’s most lucrative MMO, raking in over $100 million a month. And rival developers admit that even when there are some big name MMOs on the horizon – such as Star …

There’s no shortage of promising MMOs due for release over the next 12 months, but can any of them hope to cut into World of Warcraft’s market share? Christopher Dring speaks to the major players to find out what the future holds for the genre… In December 2008 Blizzard revealed …

How one email transformed the London animation studios business

Accessories specialist Bigben Interactive and its UK distributor Venom will end their distribution agreement next month. Venom will now focus on expanding its own-brand and licensed game and mobile phone accessories, whilst Bigben will release its range of products directly. The distribution agreement will come to an end on Wednesday, …

MumboJumbo awarded payout after court rules it suffered breech of contract