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Leading US video games retailer GameStop has announced strong results for its 2008 fiscal year – and it predicts that it will see the same again in 2009. Total sales for the year ending January 30th hit $8.8bn – a 24 per cent increase on the same period the year …

MadWorld, Okami and Viewtiful Joe creator also affirms importance of original IP

EA has seemingly confirmed via a press invite that both Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2010 and EA Sports Tennis will both support Nintendo’s upcoming motion-enhancing Wii Motion Plus. MCV’s sister site CasualGaming.biz has the full story.

Itâ??s boom time for the QA and localisation sector as gaming heads further into the mainstream. Christopher Dring speaks to the specialists on the ever-changing face of quality assuranceâ?¦

North American publisher SouthPeak has announced the results for its fiscal quarter ending December 31st, showing revenues of $17.3m – a rise of 76 per cent from $4.2m in the same quarter of 2007. Net income was up too, hitting $1.2m – nearly a million up on the $281,000 net …

Mocap studio boosts headcount with pair of hires

The Monsters vs. Aliens developer on working with Dreamworks' latest IP

Midway has announced Ubisoft will be publishing its upcoming title The Wheelman. The troubled publisher has entered into a strategic relationship with its France-based rival in order to bring The Wheelman, an action driving game featuring Hollywood talent Vin Diesel, to all major territories. Ubisoft will handle sales, marketing and …

Deal to result in cross-global MMO support services

US publisher Midway has been delisted from the New York Stock Exchange after failing to meet regulations. The firm was warned last November that it needed an average closing price of $1.00 per share over 30 consecutive trading days. The market’s regulatory board has now decided that Midway’s stock should …