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Enterbrain's latest Maker title to export to both Flash and Xbox Live Community Games-compatible format

Firm commences two-year plan to 'revolutionise' its MMO Technology Suite

Studio's Bruce Shelley offers inside view on closure of a Microsoft Game Studios' internal team

When I was but a small boy, I never missed a neighborhood game of Capture the Flag.

Outsourcing firm moves into full development and looks to forge strategic deals

Microsoft has boasted of ‘strong momentum’ following last week’s UK price cuts – and announced that it has broken the six million sales mark in Europe. The platform holder brought the entry-level SRP for the Arcade console down to 129.99 on Friday, with the standard 60GB 360 priced at 169.99 …

Electronic Arts’ recent dominance of the official UK Chart has come to an end – as LucasArts’ Star Wars: The Force Unleashed crashes straight into top spot. In the biggest ever release week for a Star Wars game, 48 per cent of sales were on Xbox 360, with 30 per …

There’s a busy day ahead for retail this Friday, with plenty of hard-hitting titles heading for shelves – and with something for everyone many will be hoping for the biggest Friday for quite some time. It’s hard to pick a headline act out of the assorted collection, but Ubisoft will …

ELSPA has told the UK Government that the BBFC is ‘not fit for purpose’ as a ratings system for video games. Speaking at a fringe event at the Labour Party conference today, ELSPA director general Paul Jackson said that the current UK two-tier classification system was confusing – and that …

Publishers: Instead of the nation’s geriatrics wrinkling their brow at your Brain Training clone, you’ve got a warehouse full of returned DS games and a team of wincing sales execs. Retailers: You’ve missed out on this year’s Cooking Mama bargains – and filled up shelves with equine/kitty/puzzle claptrap that you …