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Five-year effort to be 'in print by GDC' says famed industry figure

New initiative hopes to turn concepts into commercial success stories

Publisher's US studio using AI middleware on Afro Samurai

Publisher Square Enix has confirmed that PSP exclusive RPG Star Ocean: Second Evolution will be released in Europe and PAL territories on February 13th. The Star Ocean series debuted in 1996 on the SNES, with this new PSP version being a remake of PlayStation sequel, Star Ocean: The Second Story. …

Mono a thing of the past as new Dolby tech targets online multiplayer

Dolbyâ??s involvement in videogames has come a long way since King Arthurâ??s World on the SNES back in 1994, the first game to feature Dolby Surround.

LucasArts has insisted that its physics-based next-gen Indiana Jones title has not been scrapped despite recent reports to the contrary. IGN yesterday claimed that multiple sources” had informed it of the title’s cancellation, with the development team being reallocated to other projects. However, a LucasArts spokesperson issued a statement to …

'There needs to be a hell of a lot more communication on both sides,' says award-winning scribe

Casual games portal Boonty, which is owned by US-based Caf.com, has been sold to French digital content firm Nexway for an undisclosed amount. Boonty co-founders Mathieu and Roman Nouzareth claim that the sale will allow them to focus on their other social games site Caf.com. The news was exclusively revealed …

Games analyst Michael Pachter has predicted that Sony will slash the price of the 80GB PS3 in North America from $399 to $299 this April. The news follows reports in the Japanese press claiming that Sony will report a $1.1bn operating loss for its financial year ending March 31st. The …