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Success in Europe has seen Konami post a year-on-year net revenue rise of 4.2 per cent. The firm’s sales stand at 309,771 million (2.39 billion Euro), with sales of Metal Gear Solid and PES 2009 boosting the company’s performance. However, ‘extraordinary losses’ in the firms Health and Fitness sector have …

SingStar, Wii Sports, Brain Training – it’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment gaming went mainstream, but Fluffy Logic CEO Ana Kronschnabl claims that the real change happened when gaming started to convince people that it had a purpose. I have known very few women who like playing computer games …

Nintendo has signed up to exhibit at the Gamescom trade expo in Cologne in August. The platform holder is the latest company to pledge its support to the show, which takes place on Wednesday, August 19th to Sunday, August 23rd 2009. General manager of Nintendo Germany Dr. Bernd Fakesch said: …

Brash bankruptcy leads to shuttering of San Rafael office; Cologne team unaffected

EA has announced that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince game will be released worldwide on June 30th, and July 3rd in the UK The game, which is based on the Warner Bros. film which in turn is based on J.K. Rowling’s novel, was originally scheduled for November last year …

Three Northwest Vision & Media competition game concepts secure approval

Studio's founding brothers Bo and Ulf laud third-party solutions as versatile, lucrative, and â??essentialâ??

Danish tech firm eyes UK capital for new base

Concluding our special focus on the Yorkshire region's thriving development community, we bring you profiles of Pit Stop Productions, Just Add Water, and Tuna â?? three companies that do a great deal to boost the reputation of the area as a key UK hub.

Team 17 is one of the longest-running studios still around today. Founded in 1990, it has released an astonishing 140 games in its time, across more than 16 different formats.