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Trapdoor working on original IP for 360, PS3 and PC

Epic's biz dev VP going down under

George Lucas and EA studios to collaborate for online game The Old Republic

Manila-based Matahari Studios acquired by growing UK independent developer

After expanding and rebranding its slate of studios in the UK, Kuju has further grown its international presence (following the opening of Kuju America in San Francisco earlier this year) by acquiring a Philippines team. We spoke to president Jonathan Newth to find out moreâ?¦

An increased reliance on post-processing effects has made the resolve a common operation - but you might be surprised at the wasted resolves hidden in your code and the damage they're doing to your frame rate...

A new report from market research firm Odyssey claims that music-based games have now overtaken sports titles to become the second most popular genre behind action, Venture Beat reports. The US-based study claims that in 2006, 62 per cent of those surveyed claimed to play sports titles – this has …

Microsoft has announced that Xbox Live Primetime, an online quiz network originally announced as part of the firm’s New Xbox Experience, will not arrive alongside the upcoming Xbox 360 update on November 19th . Forbes quotes the platform holder as saying: The delay is necessary in order to ensure a …

It was set to be the one of the most epic release days in history until LittleBigPlanet managed to get itself delayed (ruining a bet in the MCV office in the process, incidentally), but this Friday will still see a shockingly high number of genuinely blockbuster titles battling it out …

amBX, the ambient technology arm of electronics giant Philips, has been spun out as an independent company. The move was made possible with the backing of Prime Technology Ventures, a Netherlands-based pan-European venture capital firm. It will now be able to license the amBX technology to other hardware manufacturers, although …