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Sega of America has made around 30 employees redundant, the publisher has confirmed. The news follows similar staff cuts at EA, Crystal Dynamics and Factor 5, who have all had to cut costs in order to cope with the growing economic crisis. A Sega spokesperson said in a statement: Sega …

HMV is in negotiations to purchase more Zavvi stores from administrator Ernst & Young. HMV Group CEO Simon Fox has revealed that the company is in talks to purchase less than a handful” more Zavvi outlets. The entertainment retailer bought 14 Zavvi outlets last week – which cost it 700,000 …

John Riccitiello, the boss of US publishing giant EA, is back on the quality bandwagon after telling The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences that the quest for profitable games in no ways jeopardises the quality of titles being released. Some of my greatest beliefs regarding gaming are that our …

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Electronic Arts is confident that it can overcome a crowded Wii market to rule the platform this year – with its new tennis title leading the way. EA Sports Tennis is due for release on Wii later this year – and represents the first time the company has gone up …

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Brazilian developer 'reinforces commitment to attracting talent in South America', says Burgess-Quemard

2K global president Christoph Hartmann has told MCV that he believes the games industry’s progress will not be halted by the current economic slowdown. In our exclusive interview, Hartmann said that if young people could still afford to spend 500 to go crazy in Ibiza”, games would not be high …