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Media group Zenimax raised the figure in debt financing

Jagex has hired Jon Hare as its head of publishing, the firm announced this morning. Hare, who is well known for his work on titles such as Sensible Soccer, Mega-Lo-Mania and Cannon Fodder, will have particular focus on further developing FunOrb.com, the developer’s casual games portal. In his 24 year …

It seems as if the dismissive power of Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer is not quite enough to convince the games industry that the platform holder will not be cutting the price of PS3 any time soon – so SCEA president Jack Tretton has joined in too. Speaking to FastCompany, …

Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer has labeled recent threats from Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick as noise”. In June, Bobby Kotick claimed that Activision Blizzard may cease supporting Sony’s PS3 platform unless the system is given a price drop. Yet on Tuesday, when attending the Allen & Co conference in …

British designer joins Cambridge studio as head of publishing

Activision Blizzardâ??s warning of a software support cut dismissed as â??noiseâ?? by Sony CEO

A look at the studio behind Super Stardust HD and Rope

A look at the studio behind iPhone hit Zen Bound

Aside from the headlines troubles caused by the wallet-tightening credit crunch, a darker side of the economic crisis is currently blighting UK retail with news that both theft and fraud are significantly on the up. A new report commissioned by Simplybusiness.co.uk claims that 47 per cent of the UK’s independent …

Namco Bandai has completed its purchase of Atari’s PAL distribution company. As revealed by MCV in May, the company has been re-branded Namco Bandai Partners and operates in 50 countries with 17 dedicated offices across Europe, Australia, South Korea and Hong Kong. We are very excited about working with all …