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French publisher Ubisoft has confirmed that it is to publish Acquire’s upcoming ninja stealth romp Tenchu 4 on Wii in both North America and Europe some time next year, IGN reports. Tenchu 4 will be the first title in the series to be developed by Acquire since PlayStation title Tenchu …

Firm has raised $100m since founding in 2006

Xbox 360 sales rocketed up 32 per cent over the weekend, official UK retail monitor GFK-ChartTrack has confirmed to MCV. The console outsold the PS3, which saw an eight per cent drop in its sales compared to the previous weekend. MCV broke the news last night that Xbox 360 had …

Five new start-up studios given exhibitor status at November's Game Connection Lyon

Want to get into the head of the ‘hardcore’ gamer? Then simply head for any online games forum on a Tuesday morning and look for the thread about the current UK Charts. The response is always the same. Who buys this mini-game shit?”, F**king destroying the games industry!”, Infinite Undiscovery’s …

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