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Swordfish Birmingham buyer named soon, as publishers swoop for unannounced titles too

Special events taking place March 23rd & 4th detailed

UK MMO tech firm and studio buys half of a team ejected by Activision Blizzard

Casual gaming devs have once again proved that their finger’s on the pulse of current affairs by releasing a new Flash game paying tribute to the USA’s new President elect. Super Obama World boasts more than a passing resemblance to Nintendo’s legendary SNES classic Super Mario World, though the familiar …

Ubisoft is to invest a substantial 4 million in TV advertising of its Wii and DS products in the run up to Christmas as it attempts to cement its position as one of the strongest casual software publishers. The publisher’s UK marketing director Jon Rosenblatt stated: From now until Christmas …

But UK developers association says opposition party's training plan is too restrictive

Time magazine has included the launch of the original Xbox as a key ‘Microsoft Moment’. In part of a feature the influential magazine ran to mark the 25th anniversary of the Windows operating system, it rated the launch of the Xbox as a key moment in the firm’s history: By …

Mediawatch-UK has spoken out against the criticism it received from gamers following its own condemnation of violent video games. The watchdog organisation, headed by organisation director John Beyer, told UK tabloid the Daily Mail that it wanted the BBFC to deny a rating for forthcoming Sega title Madworld, therefore banning …

February next year looks to be the month where it all happens for Street Figher fans – as if the news of the console release of Street Fighter IV wasn’t enough to digest, gamers will now also be able to get their hands on the Blu-ray release of 1994 movie …

After promising for some time that it would start closer engagement with Western games developers, Square Enix has announced its first deal with a non-Japanese studio: a strategic partnership with American outfit Gas Powered Games. The studio, headed by famed designer Chris Taylor, will develop the sequel to its Supreme …