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Electronic Arts shares jump following unsubstantiated talk of acquisition

If this morning’s news that Warner or Viacom might be interested in buying ailing publisher THQ, now rumours on the stock market are pegging EA as a potential acquisition target – from Microsoft. According to Reuters, shares in EA jumped over than 4 per cent to $19.36 today on as …

Former EA and 20th Century Fox marketing director Al King has made a return to the video games industry with Creative Partnership. The marketing firm specialises in creating movie trailers, and has hired King to head up an expansion of its service offering to include video games. Creative Partnership has …

Part One - Trials HD developer RedLynx discusses the physics of fun

Upcoming titles from French publisher Nobilis will arrive in the UK through Oxygen, MCV can reveal. The new distribution deal will see Safari’Wii and Music hit UK shelves this autumn, while Nobilis will also launch a number of Oxygen titles in France this Christmas. We are extremely pleased to be …

The latest TNS data shows that gamers aged between 25 and 34 years old spend the most money on games in the UK. This age bracket boasts the biggest share in terms of money spent with 30.9 per cent. Meanwhile, under 20s represent just 14.7 per cent. Males still invest …

EB Games in Australia will not be stocking PSPgo consoles, Kotaku is reporting. The website has contacted EB stores across the country, and each one confirming that the machine is not on their system. The format has been controversial for retail due to its digital-only model, which means stores are …

Fourth annual GameCity to host comprehensive Elite tour

The Government is keen to implement a 6 annual tax on households for broadband before the next election, a prominent Minister has revealed. Stephen Timms, the Treasury Minister in charge of managing Labour’s Digital Britain plans, said today that a 50p a month levy on all UK phone lines will …

Developers RedLynx sees 300,000 sales of XBLA title Trials HD