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New York publisher picks up Flatout and more; But who did it buy rights from?

Organisers LMI Asia extends its call for papers deadline to May 30

Head over to the RETAIL BIZ previews section for a look at some of the hottest games approaching retail in the near future. This week, MCV takes a look at EA’s The Sims 3, the third iteration in Will Wright’s renowned virtual dollhouse series that is set to satisfy millions …

This month we've published the latest edition of the Develop 100. The Develop site is publishing major extracts from the book - here we present the details of positions 51 to 100â?¦

Activision Blizzard has excelled expectations by posting revenues of $981 million for its first quarter in 2009, along with profits rising to $189 million, all driven by a strong slate lucrative franchises such as Guitar Hero, Call of Duty, and World of Warcraft. Those figures had smashed analyst expectations, as …

â??Online gamingâ?? group set to join Microsoft Game Studios, will show its first title at E3

The development boss of Google’s AdWords, AdSense and Google Apps services has joined EA’s board of directors. Jeff Huber, who will continue to serve as senior VP of engineering at Google, previously held management positions at eBay and Excite@Home. He said: EA has an exciting vision for innovating and delivering …

Former EA free-to-play manager Shintaro Kanaoya joins Britsoft firm

On the back of THQ’s recent financial results, CEO Brian Farrell has stated that he believes Sony will cut the price of PS3 this year, whilst also admitting that the Wii market is slowing. We are not expecting a price cut at E3 but we do expect one later in …

Japanese development conference heads to Yokohama Pacifico; 150 sessions planned