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Ahead of the European release of Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 this Friday, the series’ legendary creator Shingo ‘Seabass’ Takatsuka has expressed his admiration for the game engine EA has developed for its FIFA series. When asked by CVG if he would consider using EA’s game engine if given the …

Activision has appointed former Macy’s VP Brad Jakeman as its new chief creative officer. Jakeman will join Activision in early November in the newly-created position. Before Macy’s, he spent eight years as managing director of global advertising at Citigroup. At Activision, Jakeman will be responsible for leading global advertising, media, …

Co-founder of Brash Entertainment, Thomas Tull has quit the publisher – joining two fellow high profile execs in leaving the firm. COO Larry Shapiro and president and co-founder Longano both quit the business earlier this year, according to Variety. According to the movie news source, Tull was believed to be …

In a few short years, the game UI market has consolidating to offer standardised tools at a reasonable price. Develop asks: Who says capitalism doesnâ??t work?â?¦

The Games Up campaign has filed its data with the Government pushing forward the case for a UK games industry tax break - and we've got the full report available to read here online. Part one offers an executive summary of the results of the researchâ?¦

The Games Up campaign has filed its data with the Government pushing forward the case for a UK games industry tax break - and we've got the full report available to read here online. Part one looks at the development sector's employment recordâ?¦

The Games Up campaign has filed its data with the Government pushing forward the case for a UK games industry tax break - and we've got the full report available to read here online. Part three looks at links with other markets and the indirect impact the market hasâ?¦

The Games Up campaign has filed its data with the Government pushing forward the case for a UK games industry tax break - and we've got the full report available to read here online. Part four looks at the wider impact games have on the economyâ?¦

Games Up files formal report with the government, concluding that a 20 per cent tax credit is needed to support developers

The Games Up campaign has filed its data with the Government pushing forward the case for a UK games industry tax break - and we've got the full report available to read here online. Part five offers alternative growth scenarios for the industry and conclusions from the researchâ?¦