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With the D.I.C.E Summit all set to run from February 17th to 20th, Develop spoke with Joseph Olin, president of organisers The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, about the conference, which offers something quite distinct from its rivals.

Net income for the nine months ending December 31st 2008 reached YEN 17,826, a 17 per cent increase on the same period the year before. Operating income for the period hit YEN 34,703m, up from the YEN 27,610m seen in the same period the year before. Net revenue climbed from …

Ahead of what it hopes will be its defining year in the games industry, US media giant Warner has named gaming as the one bright spark in its otherwise dreadful financial report. Warner yesterday reported an operating loss of $16bn in 2008, massively down from the $8.9bn operating profit it …

International game design competition begins search for BAFTA finalists

Music game specialist moves to improve audio offering

In an interview with The Guardian , SCEE boss David Reeves has claimed that PlayStation has to suffer a little” in the battle with its next-gen competitors, conceding that the machine’s high price has caused problems but insisting that the priority remains staying profitable – a goal the European PlayStation …

THQ has named Paul Pucino as its new chief financial officer and executive vice president. Pucino takes up his new role after THQ posted poor financial results and will lead the publisher as it attempts to reduces its costs by $220 million. He replaces Colin Slade, who is indefinite medical …

German AI developer expands overseas presence

Following THQ’s latest financial filing , Brian Farrell, the chairman, president and CEO of THQ, has stated that his firm is to both aggressively cut costs and place a stronger focus on product quality going forwards as his company enters what he describes as a challenging time” for the publisher. …

"The video game sector as a whole grew in 2008 and clearly we did not participate fully in that growth. Unquestionably this is challenging time for THQ. Saints Row 2 achieved a Metacritic rating of 82 and we marketed the game aggressively. The conclusion, when we focus make a great …