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Business matchmaking event brings together 34 countries for 5900 meetings

Sonic Unleashed won’t be delayed in the UK, Sega confirmed to MCV today. The title launches on November 28th on 360, Wii and PS2, with the PS3 version arriving in December. Following reports that the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the forthcoming Sega title Sonic Unleashed had been delayed …

Seattle-based Titan Studios to create new titles in addition to supporting outsourcing customers

Retailers are facing what could be the biggest release day in industry history next Friday – having hardly had chance to catch breath since the release of Gears of War 2 and LittleBigPlanet. World of Warcraft, Mirror’s Edge, Football Manager and Call of Duty are all amongst next week’s line-up, …

It has emerged that Viacom-owned MTV, the parent company of Rock Band developer Harmonix, has paid studio founders over $300 million in bonuses as a reward for exceeding performance targets. To read more, head over to the internet’s number one games development website, Develop.

Viacom-owned MTV rewards studio owners for storming global performance of rhytm-action title Rock Band

Heavenly Sword developer uses project management software for future titles

What makes a Nickelodeon television show have the potential to come to video games? It’s all the about emotional involvement of the audience. It’s the interactivity that makes Nickelodeon stories become big news in kindergarten, in schools and in homes. Whenever Nickelodeon is developing a new show, interactivity is a …

Gears Of War 2 has averaged a very respectable 93 per cent on Metacritic – giving a cast iron indication of its review scores in the UK and US. Full marks come from the likes of X360 Magazine, which calls the game: A masterclass in design. Brutal, epic, beautiful and …

Ottawa firm Fuel Industries has won the rights to work with leading fast food chain McDonalds to develop an online games portal to promote Happy Meals across Europe. McDonalds has recognised the increasing amount of time children spend playing casual games online, and saw the sector as the ideal way …