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Korean MMO specialist NCsoft has recorded a fall in both operating profit and net profit for its 2008 fiscal year, though its results for the final quarter of the year were all positive, leading to a strong outlook for 2009. Fiscal 2008 operating profit fell 15 per cent year-on-year to …

In the current economic climate, we are bombarded with numbers at every turn, and with the exception of declining oil prices, it is difficult to find something in the media to get excited about.

New social gaming startup opens in Nottingham

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has told MCV that the publisher has its sights set on claiming a greater chunk of the sports games market during 2009. The firm’s Shaun White Snowboarding title helped it generate over €500 million in the three months to December 31st – a 12 per cent …

Employees from defunct Age of Empires developer form new studio

Developer secures extra floor for new employees

Brighton studio boosts head count with QA, art and animation hires

Warner has thrown its weight behind Square Enix’s bid to buy UK publisher Eidos. The news comes following the announcement last week that Square had made an offer to buy the ailing Britsoft firm. Time Warner owns a 20 per cent stake in Eidos, and although it was often seen …

Aristen hopes its new FxStudio special effects suite will kick-start interest in an overlooked area of games technology, discovers Jon Jordanâ?¦

A slew of Wii and DS software will fail to make it to store shelves as retailers are forced to be more selective with the games they stock, MCV can reveal. The news follows a Christmas that featured an unprecedented amount of new software for all formats, with publishers moving …