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THQ has signed the rights to a new Russian-made FPS – as it bids to grow its core gamer audience in the next 12 months. Metro 2033, by Russia’s 4A Games, rounds out a trio of titles in key genres due for release at the start of next year. The …

Casual games giant Big Fish has teamed up with Focus Multimedia to launch eight new PC titles at retail this Christmas. Games already released include Drawn: The Painted Tower, The Serpent of Isis, Flux Family Secrets: The Ripple Effect, Strange Cases: The Tarot Card Mystery, Lost in the City and …

Part One; Developer discusses high budgets, moving to other platforms and meeting expectations

In what will surely encourage the self-validating conscience of illicit file-sharers, a new study has concluded that people who pirate digital content end up spending more on it than those who don’t. A survey commissioned by the think-tank group Demos showed that broadband users who never pirate material each spend …

Koch Media expects the new series of ITV’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! to push viewers towards the game adaptation – after working closely with the broadcaster. The Wii and DS title from Mindscape is being distributed by Koch, and recreates challenges from the show. I’m a …

â??Right now our sights are trained on Natal," says Studio head

SCEA has penned deals with a number of film companies that will bring a whole host of new content to the PS3 video rental service. Leading the line-up is Star Wars creator LucasArts. Recent animated release Star Wars: The Clone Wars has already been confirmed for PSN, but the possibility …

Stat tracking specialist Electronic Entertainment Design and Research (EEDAR) has teamed up with Nielsen to provide improved data to its list of clients. The deal will see Nielsen’s consumer survey information and marketing spend info added to EEDAR’s GamePulse service, which is a web-based research application for publishers, developers and …

Norwegian studio gets cash for free-to-play title On The Edge Of The World

Developer Rare has told MCV that it is "hopeful" of creating an FPS for new Xbox platform Project Natal. The firm, best known for its work on GoldenEye, Banjo-Kazooie and Perfect Dark told MCV that it is focused on Natal – which it saw as a "great opportunity". Right now …