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Thomas Wilson is the creative director on the video game that accompanies the release of Dreamworksâ?? forthcoming animated movie Monsters vs. Aliens. Develop caught up with Wilson as he visited the UK to promote the game.

It’s been a busy morning for early risers – Nintendo UK has confirmed the European roll out of the DSi, and MCV has the scoop on all the latest info. We’ve posted up a number of stories including the top line details, comments from Nintendo’s UK general manager David Yarnton, …

ELSPA has appointed Michael Rawlinson to the position of director general, as current incumbent Paul Jackson steps aside into an advisory role. Rawlinson has been with ELSPA since 1999. He was appointed deputy director general in November 2001 and promoted to MD in 2006. Jackson joined as director general two …

Rockstar Games has told MCV that its upcoming Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is likely to see a significant boost when Nintendo launches the new DSi. Although the game is released two weeks before the DSi hits, Rockstar Games UK’s general manager told MCV that the new handheld’s launch buzz …

Not content with having already seriously grown the games market globally in the past few years, Nintendo is confident its new DSi handheld will fuel even more industry expansion. Today the format-holder announced the third-generation of the DS will arrive in Europe on April 3rd. The North American launch is …

Nintendo’s UK general manager David Yarnton told MCV that retailers can expect a ‘consistent and steady’ flow of DSi stock once the machine arrives in April. This morning we revealed that the upgraded device will be available across Europe from April 3rd priced 149.99. The handheld will be available alongside …

The next generation of the Nintendo DS, the upgraded DSi device, will hit the UK and Europe on April 3rd. Arriving days before the release of the handheld in the US – which was confirmed yesterday for April 5th – the machine will be priced 149.99 in the UK. The …

3D engine company and outsourcer combine to provide end-to-end solution

Online games publisher plans to scoop up studios and new titles, widens remit to Flash

Zavvi will disappear from the UK High Street this week, according to administrators. Ernst & Young has revealed that all remaining Zavvi stores will close on February 20th, with the loss of 446 jobs. However, five stores have been sold to Head Entertainment LLP – the new venture from Zavvi …