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Music game firm has now become profitable

Popular console/PC engine set for mobile debut - watch the video here

THQ’s Rory Donnelly has been promoted to the position of senior vice president of European publishing. The announcement comes as the publisher pushes to strengthen its presence and operations in the region. In his new role, Donnelly has been tasked with leading THQ’s European business back to profitability in line …

How do you define what makes a game ‘the best ever’? Is it determined by how much it was adored by critics, or by how many units it shifted at retail? The answer to that question will very much dictate which of the following lists means the most to you. …

But despite downsizing, company will live on - with 'big plans'

Continuing our series of retrospective articles covering the ‘noughties’, Michael French looks back at the key industry happenings in 2001. And turn over for our look at what happened the following year, too… Click here to read the full thing.

Zoë Mode creative director and One Life Left host to open game design event

Publisher looking to lower cost US states as part of restructuring, says report

30 jobs created for senior game masters and the like at UK base

Several A-list celebrities will be getting an extra Christmas present this year, courtesy of Nordic Games. The fledgling publisher has teamed up with Premier PR’s celebrity seeding department to continue promoting its popular Wii karaoke title We Sing. Copies have already been sent to Kylie Minogue, Katie Price, Leona Lewis …