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Middleware firm claims growing customer base amongst studios in the Far East

Google has refused to rule out the possibility that it is to acquire Half Life developer Valve. When questioned by MCV by the roaring rumour that it is to announce the buyout of the Steam parent company this week at Austin GDC, A Google spokesperson told us: We do not …

Lack of firm denial from search engine firm adds fuel to rumourâ??s fire

Dragon Age built with 'continuous integration' helper tool

Spore publisher EA has responded to a number of the complaints being levelled at the publisher regarding its seemingly strict DRM measures included in Will Wright’s latest PC outing – and it has stated that it intends to make changes to its current three install limit on the game. Speaking …

While there is still some doubt over Singaporeâ??s games power, the studio opened there by Lucasfilm, which also houses LucasArts Singapore, is one of the more intriguing development teams based in the country.

Singaporeâ??s games industry is relatively small compared to other Asian markets â?? no surprise given that it is one of the only three city states in the world with a population under 5m.

Aside from his intriguing insights into both the demise of the Dreamcast and original Xbox , in the third part of his interview with The Guardian former Xbox and Sega hardware boss Peter Moore has stated that UK developer Rare, which is now owned by Microsoft, is not in touch …

Search engine behemoth Google is set to buy Half-Life developer Valve, according to The Inquirer . The news would be the latest in Google’s ascent into the interactive entertainment space, following the announcement of virtual worlds platform Lively. Valve owns content distribution system Steam – the de facto PC games …

In the third part of The Guardian’s recent interview with current EA Sports boss and former Sega and Microsoft gaming head Peter Moore, the charismatic figure has admitted that the price of the hard drive in the original Xbox was the main factor that forced the company to make an …