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Koei and Tecmo will be re-branded Tecmo-Koei ahead of the publisher’s aggressive expansion into Western territories, MCV understands. The news follows big-money European acquisitions by rival Square-Enix, which purchased Eidos last month, and Namco-Bandai, which is set to finalise a deal for Atari’s European distribution business. Tecmo-Koei will focus on …

Newly-formed developer enlisting the services of Rushkoff to expand game narrative beyond

The Sourcebook print and online directory returns in July and has added a new Gaming Accessories section. Peripherals companies can now gain an all-year presence in front of MCV, Develop, Mobile Entertainment and PC Retail readers. The sectors covered this year are: * Creative & Promotional Services * Gaming Accessories …

Released on Halloween last year, Fallout 3 quickly became a critically lauded sensation. The Xbox 360 edition enjoys a Metacritic rating of 93 per cent (91 on PC and PS3), and the game has claimed countless awards, including game of the year from Gamesradar, Gamespy, Official Xbox, IGN, Gamasutra and …

New developer emerges following the Itagaki-Tecmo fallout

Ngmoco, Playfish and other newcomers also set for special Evolve day down in Brighton

CEO Yves Guillemot looking to adjust to expansion targets after hiring some 1,300 staff last year

Unconfirmed reports indicate the Swedish developer has shuttered two recently-opened studios

Ubisoft has reported a €41 million drop in annual net profit for FY 2008-2009, despite a 14 per cent rise in revenue to €1.06 billion. Net profit in the 12 months ended March 31st, 2009 fell to €68.8 million from €109.8 million a year earlier. The company attributed the drop …

Speaking exclusively to MCV’s sister CasualGaming.biz as part of its Girl Gaming Month, The Sims 3’s associate producer Grant Rodiek has stated that the game’s development team deliberately houses more females than you’d normally find in such a group. We have a large female presence throughout our team – more …