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EA's casual portal thriving at milestone

Windows 7 will be the PC gaming platform of choice, Microsoft has told MCV. The firm is confident that a host of new technological upgrades – which includes DirectX 11 and multi-touch screens – will finally give consumers a reason to upgrade to a new operating system. We believe Windows …

Publishers and developers need to be more open to flexible workforces and better management according to a new production studio. Outsourcing and support firm Supermassive Games Europe said that contract work will become more prevalent as the industry tries to make the best of rising budgets. The firm, spun out …

The UK games market’s rising stars are set to battle it out for industry recognition, as MCV lines up its annual presentation of the top 30 hot shots aged under 30. And you can have you say in the list by nominating your staff, a colleague or yourself by emailing …

Chinese developer praises both tech and Emergent's publisher networking

Love them or hate them, the Resident Evil movie series has been a very profitable venture for both distributor Screen Gems and IP holder Capcom – so news of a fourth film in the series will clearly be good news for some. Resident Evil: Afterlife will see the return of …

It might not have the headline generating potential of the likes of Modern Warfare 2 or FIFA 10, but there are few titles retailers will be as keen to get onto shelves as Wii Fit Plus – and they won’t have to wait long, either. Eurogamer reports that the game …

Speakers confirmed from Splash Damage, Atomhawk and Tag Games

It’s fair to say that the reaction from the industry to last night’s TV debut of Charlie Brooker’s Gameswipe was mixed. But if its intention was to offer an informed, reasoned and mature take on the games industry of both past and present, then it’s hard to regard the show …

Whilst there was slight unease created by the conflict between Brooker’s inherent cynicism and obvious personal passion for gaming, never before has a TV show so confidently and successfully confronted the negative stereotypes of gaming. Brooker clearly aimed to appeal to both the core gamer and those with little or …