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Austin-based Armature signs exclusive, long-term partnership with EA

Publisher Activision Blizzard has vowed to triple the number of Guitar Hero games on the market by 2010, the firm said at its investors gathering yesterday according to Shacknews . Moreso, the number of titles on the market will be doubled by next year. The UK Charts are currently littered …

Special series of features to delve into emergent games development markets in the East

As part of its latest analyst gathering in the US, publisher Activision Blizzard has said that the number of hours ploughed into games such as Call of Duty 4 online is a business opportunity the company can’t ignore. Plus, the firm also sees online premium content as a way of …

Ubisoft Shanghai's Michael de Plater to talk at this week's conference

Cloth and Destruction modules added to product suite; other modules see performance enhancements

UK consumers will be able to pick up an Xbox 360 console from just 129.99 after Microsoft confirmed its latest round of price cuts this morning. From Friday September 19th Microsoft’s console line-up will be tweaked to offer the entry-level Arcade SKU at 129.99, standard console with 60GB hard drive …

Development and R&D workers each generate more revenue than Goldman Sachs and Google staff, says FT

India has become a hotspot for games development thanks to a fast-paced economic and cultural climate, we discoverâ?¦

With a vital history as a talent base for outsourcing in a number of industries, it wonâ??t surprise you to hear that Indiaâ??s creative industry boasts a mix of animation and development companies which at times overlap and complement each other.