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Rockstar Games has finally answered the long-running rumours of a sequel to Red Dead Revolver by confirming that the title is indeed in the works and is due for release this autumn. Red Dead Redemption is being developed for Xbox 360 and PS3 by Rockstar San Diego, the studio behind …

Disney Interactive Media has reported a 13 per cent increase in revenue for the quarter ending December 31st 2008, but has nonetheless suffered a loss for period. Revenue reached $313m, up from $276m in the same period the year before. This wasn’t enough to prevent a loss of $45m, down …

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 …