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Konami will finally release Silent Hill Homecoming, the latest iteration in the company’s long-running survival horror series, on February 27th next year. The eagerly anticipated game is the sixth in the series and will be released on both PS3 and Xbox 360, marking the franchise’s first appearance on current generation …

Mobile phone specialists Phones 4U and sister company Dial-a-Phone have launched new e-tail games sites in conjunction with The Hut. Entitled Games 4U and Click-a-Game, the websites sell a range of new and back catalogue Wii, DS, PC, PS2, 360, PlayStation 3 and PSP titles, as well as consoles and …

A retrospective look at the biggest game development stories of the year

ATARI is looking for more staff and an increased market share in the UK, as its rebuilding process prepares to kick in during 2009. Alberto Gonzalez Lorca is now managing director of the Atari Atlantic region, which includes the UK as well as Spain, Nordic and Latin America. We are …

HumanIK and Kynapse get UE3 integrations

â??Well-placedâ?? source confirms layoffs and delays to pay

Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett believe collaborative projects between bands and video game developers, such as the upcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica, could lead to the music and games industries merging. In an interview with USA Today, the celebrities were asked what they think of video games as a music …

Publisher System 3 has announced a follow-up to PS3, Wii, DS and PS2 racer Ferrari Challenge, though this time the series is set to be a PS3 exclusive. SuperCar Challenge is built on the same engine as the former title, and will include 40 vehicles including the Aston Martin DB9, …

Proving that its finger is still on the topical pulse, Glasgow-based Flash games developer T-Enterprise has launched a game based on the shoe-throwing exploits of Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi. To read the full story, and find out where you can play the game, click here to head over to CasualGaming.biz.

2008 has been a testing year for the development industry, with plenty of challenges to overcome before the economic downturn set in properly and sent shock waves of uncertainty through numerous studios. There were positives too, and a new hope in the form of the iPhone and iPod Touch.