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Newcastle-based media group praises Tigaâ??s Govâ??t lobbying

Speculation on new project grows with listing on Canada culture group's website

Studio ready to talk to publishers as the development of its non-Halo game continues

Lack of Government funding blamed for shortfall

The UK's midlands development community in focus

LucasArts has announced Star Wars: The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition will be released on Xbox 360 and PS3 this Christmas. The new SKU will feature the full version of the game and three new levels that explore alternate storylines of the original Star Wars trilogy: two from DLC and …

Alan Wake team may take just as long on its next project, if necessary

The British economy contracted by 0.8 per cent in the last quarter – more than double the figure predicted by analysts. According to the BBC, these figures increase the annual rate of decline to 5.6 per cent, which represents the biggest fall since when records began in 1955. There’s more …

Numerous developers, animation groups and QA firms to showcase the Nordic region

Sony Computer Entertainment chairman Kaz Hirai is to keynote the upcoming Tokyo Game Show. Hirai’s address is entitled ‘New Tactics for 2009′, where the CEO will have an opportunity to discuss the new directions Sony is taking its home console (soon to feature ‘true’ motion control), and new PSPgo handheld. …