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XBLAâ??s first General Manager and PopCap VP Greg Canessa is set to join the World of Warcraft studio

With the fifth game in the series having recently arrived at UK retail, North American publisher Majesco Entertainment has revealed that total sales of the franchise in the region have now passed the 4m unit mark. To read the full story, click here to visit CasualGaming.biz.

Tiga CEO Richard Wilson has told Develop that Westminster is once again taking narrow-minded” measures, following reports of new funding initiatives for the creative industries. According to trade publication Music Week*, the Department for Work and Pensions will soon be using over half of its 50 million war chest to …

It’s been known for really quite a long time now, but the official announcement of Thief 4, or Thi4f as Eidos would like us to refer to it, will still be enough to excite the masses. The game is already well underway at Eidos Montreal – the same studio handling …

Music sector to get over half of the £50m funds earmarked for the creative industries, no plans yet set for the games business

European gamers are to be treated to an exclusive Guitar Hero Metallica bundle when the latest iteration of the hit music franchise arrives at retail on May 29th. The pack will include a copy of the game, a wireless guitar peripheral and a Metallica-themed faceplate depicting the iconic skull motif. …

Beta website allows industry employees to rate their workplace

The development team working on The Sims 3 has yet to even consider what expansions might follow the full release of the game next month, executive producer Ben Bell has told CasualGaming.biz. With the release of The Sims 3 less than a month away, you might be expecting to see …

The creator of Sega’s The Conduit has claimed that the title will create a fillip in the success of FPS games on Wii. The High Voltage-developed title takes players into a dark story in Washington D.C. after a vicious alien invasion has rocked the country. The first person shooter garnered …

Activision Blizzard is arguably the big winner in the 2009 edition of the Develop 100 – three of its studios make it into the top ten. World of Warcraft developer Blizzard takes the number one slot, with Call of Duty World at War developer Treyarch at seventh, and CoD creator …