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Upcoming WWII adventure title Velvet Assassin will not have its references to drug use removed, publisher SouthPeak has confirmed, despite the heat its likely to cause troubles with the world’s various regulatory bodies. The former Gamecock title allows players to use morphine to slow down time and pull off deadly …

Binary Tweed is what might be called a â??properâ?? independent developer, and its first project is stirring up the interest of consumers and press alike.

'We need to cut costs in the short term,' says studio MD

It has been confirmed that Australian video games distributor Red Ant has been placed into administration, impacting the supply chain of a number of leading publishers in the territory. Companies using to Red Ant include Capcom, Konami, Bethesda and Midway – and with key releases such as Resident Evil 5 …

And it’s not just one or two women in senior industry roles dragging the average up, either – our survey included women working at all levels in all parts of the industry. At the same time, it was also quite hard to get any senior publishing reps to talk on …

If you were to ask most people in the industry to name a UK publisher which has just celebrated its tenth anniversary, that’s still independent, has a growing development studio, achieved a top three hit on PSP last year and announced a major licensing agreement with ITV, they’d be hard-pushed …

Yet more studios fall under EA's cost-cutting measures, say reports

Bomberman Land â??dramatically improvedâ?? by development and porting tool

BioWare CEO Ray Musyka has disputed claims that PC gaming is in severe decline, claiming there are more consumers than ever spending money in the market. Speaking to CVG, he said: I think there are more people playing PC games and more dollars being spent on the PC space than …

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 …