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Guerrilla's MD on the health of the Netherlands' games industry

Pre-owned sales made up a quarter of GAME Group’s revenues for the first half of the year. But what does that mean for the future of the company – and the wider industry? Tim Ingham asks the firm’s top brass… You said last week that your H1 results, for the …

Pro Evolution Soccer’s rise to prominence has seen it become one of the most loved – and fiercly defended – franchises in modern gaming. Today, MCV takes a special sneak peek at what publisher Konami has in store with its new iteration PES 2010 – which it has promised is …

In a remarkable admission, Konami’s long-time Pro Evolution Soccer producer Shingo ‘Seabass’ Takatsuka has admitted that future versions of Pro Evolution Soccer may not be available as a boxed product. When asked by GamesTM (issue 88) if he’s consider transforming PES into a microtransaction-funded online series, Seabass stated: Yes, I …

Italian publisher Black Bean has captured the rights to the hair-raising World Rally Championship and has announced its intention to resurrect the franchise some time in 2010. Milestone, the studio behind racing hits such as SBK Superbike and MotoGP, is currently handling development of a title for Xbox 360, PS3 …

Crytek engine will deliver 'Crysis quality on consoles'

Spokesperson for The Witcher developer foresees bright future if firm goes public

Art director reveals that he petitioned Sony to make GOW III a first person shooter

God of War III is one of the most anticipated games on PS3 – but some believe that the game would be even more anticipated had it shunned in hack ‘n’ slash heritage in favour of an FPS adaptation. That’s the belief of SCEA art director Ken Feldman, who has …

UK publisher Codemasters has revealed that the Wii and DS versions of anticipated racer F1 2009 will be released in the UK on November 20th. The pair will be released in other PAL territories a day earlier and will cross the line at US retail on November 17th. Unlike previous …