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Online rental service GameFly has acquired the independent video games site Shacknews. The deal covers all of Shacknews’ related destinations, granting GameFly control over various websites and services including FileShack, a popular downloads site. GameFly has pledged to retain the current Shacknews staff and ethos, as well as improving the …

The Develop Conference is set to expand its coverage by examining include new trends in development for the 2009 showing in Brighton.

Looking at the sales numbers it is clear that the industry showed significant growth and most public game companies have been reporting strong revenue increases. Of course, with market conditions as they are, this growth has not translated into increased investor value. In the latest issue of the DFC Dossier, …

North American games publisher EA has pledged to make casual and family gaming a big part of its reinvention roadmap following some disappointing financial results for the firm’s last three months of 2008. It’s online games portal POGO is currently riding high with record subscribers of 1.7m, and EA Mobile …

US publisher EA has announced as part of its Q3 financial results that it is to delay the release of its upcoming The Sims 3 from February 20th to June 3rd. EA boss John Riccitiello said of the decision: We’re moving this title to June 3rd to give us additional …

Publisher Sega has secured a deal to produce a game based on the next Iron Man movie. The title will be released on multiple platforms in time for the Marvel-created movie’s May 2010 release date, and is being developed at Sega Studios San Francisco. We are thrilled to build on …

43 jobs saved as German studio expands into the UK

Electronic Arts has revealed that its Godfather 2 release will be delayed until its fiscal year 2010. The firm’s CEO John Riccitiello said the move would give the company more time for longer lead marketing”. The game was initially due to release next month in the UK. EA also announced …

On the back of some large losses in the publisher’s FYQ3, EA boss John Riccitiello has spoken about the mistakes his company made over the period – and outlined the changes he wants to see in the next 12 months. We are disappointed with our holiday quarter and our FY09 …

EA CEO explains company's increased internal focus on Nintendo titles