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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

Isa Anne Stamos to oversee MMO firmâ??s upcoming casual title Gatheryn

Head of iPhone marketing sees competitors â??scramblingâ??

One of the leading figures behind many of LucasArts’ big-hitting Star Wars titles, Isa Anne Stamos, has re-emerged at MMO publisher and developer MindFuse. Industry veteran Stamos has worked in the games industry for 14 years, and has produced a number of top line tiles including Star Wars Episode III: …

Nintendo has sold 8.3 million units of its Wii console in 2008, making it the largest annual home console seller in European history. The figure is a 58 per cent increase over 2007, and takes the total European Wii installed base to 14.2 million units. Nintendo’s DS also broke European …

KOEI has announced Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 will be released on Xbox 360 and PS3 in Europe on March 27. Gundam 2 is the latest game in the long-running Dynasty Warriors franchise, a series that is hugely popular in Japan. This version trades in the traditional sword-based battles for armoured …

Cats, Evita and more top stage musicals could all soon have their own video games, as the company in charge of Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s most famous brands enters discussions with video games companies. The Really Useful Group, the international musical entertainment company founded in 1977 by Lloyd-Webber, has begun preliminary discussions …

Speakers to address multi-platform potential of social networking sites

Sega and THQ’s annual Business Partners Summit has been retired after two successful years. MCV understands that both companies wanted to find alternative routes to showcase their products to European retail in 2009. Sega has confirmed to MCV that it will be switching support to this year’s less US-centric E3. …