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Casual game studio hits Nintendoâ??s handheld with new title Bookworm

EA boss John Riccitiello has admitted that the firm’s plan to cut its new boxed product release slate will mean fewer employees are necessary in its publishing offices. His comments come after EA announced a round of 1,500 job cuts following its Q2 results last month. 500 of those are …

Former head of Sony Worldwide Studios recounts modest roots and big breaks

Rising Star Games has predicted that 2010 will be the best year in its history – as the publisher announces its bumper release slate for Q1. The firm’s first quarter line-up includes one title from affiliate label Gamebridge and the company’s first Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 games. With seven …

An enterprising US company has invented a collection of video games that even a baby can play. Kneebouncers allows gamers to play by simply hitting a pc keyboard – and was the brainchild of Jim Robinson (no relation to the fictional Neighbours legend, MCV understands). Kotaku reports that most of …

The Times has named its top 50 modern-day games in today’s paper. Sensibly shunning an ordering system to organise the titles into two categories – ‘Games For Adults’ and ‘Games For All The Family’ – the paper’s Christmas list includes some established modern classics, as well as a few esoteric …

Rockstar has dated the release of its much-anticipated Western action shooter Red Dead Redemption. As expected, the title will arrive in April – on the 27th in North America and the 30th internationally. This is our vision of the American West: beautiful, bloody and action-packed. The game is a true …

UK development legend Ian Livingstone has raised concerns over the growth in pre-owned sales on the High Street – suggesting the practice may force publishers and studios to bypass traditional retail. Speaking exclusively to MCV, Eidos life president Livingstone predicted that IP owners will begin looking to online activation codes …

Experienced industry player Joel Benton launches digital-only publisher Easy Tiger

The former Sony stalwart talks to Develop about two decades at the heart of the games industry