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Having first been name-dropped by Marvel over two years ago, the dedicated video games for comic favourites Captain America and Thor will finally make it to market in 2011. The news was spotted by Gamespot in Marvel’s recent quarterly financial report. Thor’s outing is scheduled for a May 2011 release …

Prominent sci-fi author to write and script for an undisclosed game project

New online comic, penned by eminent writer Rushkoff, offers glimpse into new IP

British Science fiction author Richard K. Morgan has teamed up with publisher EA to work on three separate sci-fi projects, the writer himself has claimed on his blog, as spotted by Kotaku. It’s not yet known what projects Morgan is involved with, but it doesn’t take a huge amount of …

Activision Blizzard is enjoying its most hectic Q4 in its long history, with the long-awaited Modern Warfare 2 hitting shelves next week. In the first part of our exclusive interview with Activision’s UK management team – UK MD Andrew Brown, marketing director David Tyler and sales director Roy Stackhouse – …

Western games may increasingly be making inroads into the Japanese market, but the struggle to penetrate the notoriously inwards-looking region remains – so FIFA 10’s appearance in the Japanese Top Ten recently is certainly something to shout about. One of the frustrations of being an American company attempting to do …

Milestone edition now available for download or to read online

Sega Europe has promoted Karl Johns to become head of UK sales Johns, formerly business sector manager at Sega Europe, steps up to replace John Clark – who became Sega’s UK MD in April. I am delighted to announce the promotion of Karl to head of UK sales for Sega …

The owner of MTV and developer Harmonix has stated that the financial outlook for its Rock Band series is rosier than it once was – though Viacom does admit that progress has been slower than it might have hoped. The economics of our Rock Band franchise are improving, though not …

Gonzo Rosso buyout seen as part of Atlus' new push into the oniine markets