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Eidos has confirmed that it is in early talks for a potential acquisition of the publisher. The confirmation comes off the back of a share price jump for the Britsoft firm, which owns the Tomb Raider and Hitman IPs and a number of studios around the world. "The Board can …

New company brings together big names and expertise

Red Eagle has signed up with EA Partners to produce games based on Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time series. Under the agreement, Red Eagle will develop and publish games for consoles, PCs, handhelds and mobile platforms, including an MMO based on the themes, characters and world of The Wheel …

Californian studio to produce games and MMO based on Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series

Free-to-play MMO offers social first-person shooter.

Graham Joyce working on 'developing the story potential'

What was the highlight of 2008 for Sega?Alan Pritchard: Mario and Sonic at The Olympic Games. With two million games sold, you can see how that was a big deal for us. John Clark: Agreed – we re-advertised this game, which was a first for Sega, and it has proved …

Major improvements and more to come from 3D sculpting tool.

Despite the fact that GTAIV still has plenty left to give in the shape of the upcoming Xbox 360 exclusive DLC , US games mag Game Informer claims to have word that the fully-fledged console sequel will arrive by the end of the year. PSU quotes issue 190 of the …

Title represents one of the most important creative innovations of 2008, says Lionhead creative director