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Collapse of Halo movie plans sees Lord of the Rings director step away from Halo game project

Despite a 14 per cent year-on-year increase in Amazon’s Q2 revenue at online retail colossus Amazon, the website has reported lower than expected profits for the last 12 months – and video games have been named as one of the chief culprits. Sales for the period climbed overall reaching $4.65bn …

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 …