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GDC 09: Publisher says it will match developerâ??s budgets if they make they titles PSN-only

SCEA’s Chris Eden has lifted the lid on something called the Sony Pub Fund – a new scheme that sees the platform holder contribute to a game’s development costs in exchange for guaranteed PSN exclusivity. For the full story, click here to head over to CasualGaming.biz.

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Global internet giant Google has announced a further 200 job losses, with the cuts to be focused on its sales and marketing operations and half coming from its North American operations. Google has already announced 140 job losses so far this year in addition to the 300 jobs lost a …

GDC 09: PhysX 'dramatically raising the bar' for games makers

Publisher EA has confirmed that it has dropped its controversial SecuRom copy protection system for its upcoming release of The Sims 3, opting instead for a more standard serial code system. EA ran into trouble for its use of SecuRom with last year’s PC hit Spore, with users complaining that …

GDC 09: Deal gives Trinigy Vision Engine users access to PhysX technology

Valve, the developer of co-operative zombie shooter Left 4 Dead, has revealed that its title has sold over 2.5m units worldwide at retail since launch, Edge reports. The number includes boxed sales of the game on both Xbox 360 and PC. The figure doesn’t include sales of the game through …

Usually, it’s never a good sign when a business calls on an external exec to head up a new strategy or merger. But GAME isn’t your usual retailer. At the start of the year, when the economic pinch put the squeeze on the High Street – and even snuffed a …