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Nintendo has announced that Pokmon Platinum is to arrive in Europe on May 22nd. The latest entry in the mega-selling franchise has already taken Japan by storm, becoming the country’s second biggest title of 2008 with 2.4 million copies sold to date, with its first million being sold in the …

It has been confirmed that Japanese publisher Square Enix has made a firm offer for Britsoft rival Eidos, estimated to be around 84mn – a total that represents a 129 per cent premium on Eidos’ current market value. Square Enix believes that the acquisition represents a highly attractive opportunity for …

30 Under 30 looks at younger, unsung heroes from UK and European studios

As EVE Online readies itself for a new promotional push, a free expansion and a boxed release, we spoke with Nathan Richardsson, the gameâ??s executive producer.

Audiokineticâ??s march on the future of game sound continues apaceâ?¦

Less than 48 hours left to sign for March's key networking and biz dev show

UK operation downsized as development resource is moved to the US

New optimisations offer 2x faster preprocessing times

Voice services now available as Unreal Engine 3 integration

Sega has revealed another weapon in its Aliens armoury – a new Aliens vs. Predator game being developed by UK developer Rebellion. The studio was also behind the 1995 release of the same name on Atari’s ill-fated Jaguar console – a game regarded by many as by far the best …