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Lombardi reiterates 'rumour' status of Google buyout gossip as studio works to finish Left4Dead

Valve’s Doug Lombardi has described today’s rumourmongering that the studio is to be bought by Google as "100% rumour". Speaking to Spong, the marketing boss’ description of the story is the first comment made by the studio. Google has described the story as "rumour and speculation", although clearly both have …

Zavvi managing director Simon Douglas has been elected chairman at the Entertainment Retailers’ Association for the next year. The decision was made at the ERA’s Annual General Meeting, which took place in London this morning. Douglas – who last year led the buy-out of the Virgin Megastores chain to create …

Developer shrugs off speculation that it is about to be bought by web giant

Joerg Zeissig, MD of Leipziger International Asia, tells us about Game Convention Asia, and offers up his outlook on the industry in the Asia-Pacific regionâ?¦

Nintendo fans could be celebrating the release of a new DS at the company’s press conference in Japan next month – as the format holder promises information on ‘new products’. The rumour mill has long pointed to a reworked model of DS Lite, which was launched in June, 2006. Japanese …

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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