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IGA has signed a deal with Activision to become its exclusive in-game advertising partner for the publisher’s PS3 titles. The first game to feature the tech will be Guitar Hero: World Tour, with future titles from the publisher also planned to feature ‘contextually relevant’ adverts. Activision has one of the …

Independent studio Robomodo targets triple-A title for new publisher

Will follow in the footsteps of EA UK's Bright Lights team with imminent new image

Research project to feature NaturalMotion's character animation technology

Publishing giant's PlayStation 3 titles - including Guitar Hero: World Tour - to feature IGA's dynamic ads

$40,000 and GDC passes up for grabs for unique game demos

UK retail’s leading games specialist is in rude health, having revealed its interim results for the first six months ended July 31st 2008. The main highlights were record first half profits of 36.4m before non-recurring costs and tax, total Group sales growth of 54.1 per cent and a like-for-like sales …

The top of the ChartTrack/ELSPA Top 40 remains the same this week, as Star Wars: The Force Unleashed holds onto the No. 1 spot for the second week in a row. Wii Fit is also a non-mover in second place, having enjoyed a 75 per cent rise in sales, with …

Whilst the world is still waiting for the Star Wars lightsaber game that we all dared to dream of when the Wii was first unveiled in 2005, Thrustmaster has moved to abate the appetite of would-be Jedi’s the world over with the unveiling of its new ‘Glow Saber’ accessory . …

AU$7,000 up for grabs for bot writers