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'Anyone who could draw a guy with a gun with a crayon could get funded,' says CEO of pre-economic crisis EA

Outspoken EA boss John Riccitiello has boldly stated that his company had become too complacent with itself, adding that the worsening economic recession could be a blessing in disguise” as it will force the entire industry to reform and clear away the junk”. Junk is hard to compete with,” Riccitiello …

Bonfire currently working on original IP

Dennis Publishing took home the grand prize at the MCV and Xbox 360 Industry Pub Quiz last night. The team of media darlings beat the joint champs of the last quiz, Sainsbury’s and HMV. For the first time, the event took place at London’s Sway Bar in Holborn. With 52 …

Why should you look to an outsource company to handle your localisation? Testronicâ??s Tulay Tetiker runs us through the benefits of using the specialistsâ?¦

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 …