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E4 searching for promising young flash designer, Tiga welcomes initiative

Square Enix is confident that Dissidia Final Fantasy will outperform all of the series’ previous entries on PSP. The upcoming beat-‘em-up has already met success in Japan, and now the publisher is sure it will set new records in the UK, surpassing that of its predecessors such as the 2008 …

Gem-owned accessories specialist Exspect is reaching out to secure new retail and publishing partnerships, following the appointment of industry veteran Tracy Johnson in a business development role. The company has seen its market share steadily increase in the last few years, largely thanks to award-winning products on iPod and a …

Shorewood.blueprint has launched two new DVD media packages for multiple disc releases: the ShoreStack and the ShoreTwin. The ShoreStack and the ShoreTwin have previously only been available from one supplier, so we are offering clients a choice of who to use at a competitive price,” said group marketing director Amanda …

Co-development and production solutions group joins leading UK developer body

Nintendo’s DSi has sailed past the 3m unit sales mark in Japan, Kotaku reports. In total the machine has sold 3,062,920 units as of August 2nd. It first went on sale in the region on November 1st last year. Total DS sales in the territory now stand at 27m. The …

Jonathan Kromrey to head Namco Networksâ?? iPhone division

Ex-Take-Two president and CEO Paul Eibeler joins SouthPeak's board of directors

The UK video games market’s weekly value has bounced back from its mid-summer slump following the launch of Wii Sports Resort. According to MCV calculations, based on Gfk-ChartTrack/ELSPA’s weekly reports, the market had tumbled week-on-week since June, with sales falling to 16.9 million for the week ending July 10th. However, …

Sony will release the long-rumoured PS3 Slim later this year in the UK priced at 260, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph. That will be for the 40GB model, the paper claims. It adds that Sony is also prepping an 80GB SKU which will retail for more. It’s …